I was a revolutionary when I was young and all my prayer to God was "Lord, give me the energy to change the world."
As I approached middle age and realised that half my life was gone without my changing a single soul, I change my prayer to "Lord, give me the grace to change all those who come in contact with me. Just my family and friends, and I shall be satisfied."
Now that I am an old man and my days are numbered, my one prayer is, "Lord give me the grace to change myself". If I had prayed for this right from the start I would not have wasted my life.
As I approached middle age and realised that half my life was gone without my changing a single soul, I change my prayer to "Lord, give me the grace to change all those who come in contact with me. Just my family and friends, and I shall be satisfied."
Now that I am an old man and my days are numbered, my one prayer is, "Lord give me the grace to change myself". If I had prayed for this right from the start I would not have wasted my life.
- Bayazid Bastami
No comments:
Post a Comment