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Don't Change The World

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Updated by Always at 06/02/2008 09:20

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Don't Change The World
4/22/2008 6:31 AM
Always, 101Verified Zorpian
Sao Tome And Principe

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country.
When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servant dared himself to tell the king, "Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?"
The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a "shoe" for himself.
There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story : to make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.

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Re: Don't Change The World
4/22/2008 6:59 AM
SWEET ESCAPE, 92
Australia

yes, *nod nod* change should start from within bec one could make a difference...

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4/22/2008 7:35 AM
Always, 101Verified Zorpian
Sao Tome And Principe

yeah

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Re: Don't Change The World
5/7/2008 5:04 AM
Mark, 27
Ann Arbor, Michigan
United States

nice story!

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Re: Don't Change The World
6/1/2008 5:37 PM
Karen, 42
Canada

Oh, this is soooooooo true! Change begins within oneself, not from without. In order to effect change without, one must change themselves, first.
What an awesome story; thanks so much for sharing this, Sunny!

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Re: Re: Don't Change The World
6/2/2008 9:20 AM
Always, 101Verified Zorpian
Sao Tome And Principe

your most welcome. :)

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Re: Don't Change The World
5/1/2008 7:40 AM
mark, 31
Kunming, Yunnan
China

Good tale mr sunny.. though unfortunately all of the people now wear pieces of cow skin on their feet!
on another angle, maybe everything is meant to be anyway.. good needs bad for us to know what it is.. ah, not the first time i've said this.. and yeah, changing your world is essential, and less frustrating than trying to change everyone's world.. first anyway!

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