Tolstoy

I resonate with this Tolstoy quote: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."  I hear people from every economic status, race, religion, talk about what needs to be changed in the world for life to be the way it should be.  Their solution requires that other people change, be it their neighbor, or their leaders, or people outside their group.  Most of my resentments and critiques about the world ignore my need to change.  I want to change everyone else, but not me.  I have no power to change others.  Unfortunately, I seem to have no power to change me!  This is why I pray.  I need a strength other than my own.