The Man Who Wanted to Change the World

The Man Who Wanted to Change the World 

I once came across a story about someone who wanted to change the world.  It says that he wanted first to change the world when this was not possible to him he then wanted to change his country and when he couldn't he wanted to change his town and then his surrounding area going down to his family and when he couldn't he settled to change himself; He then wondered if he had focused on changing himself may then he would have had a positive impact on his family and maybe to his surrounding and maybe to the world.

The essence of this story is that before you focus on changing others to be better you should focus on yourself to be better.  This doesn't mean not to encourage others and advise others, but it stresses to look from within, take responsibility for your mistakes and don't blame others, and focus on yourself to be a pious person for the sake of Allah.  You see, you can advise others but their hearts are not under your power, but yourself you can control.