Change the World - Devotion
Changing the world. This may be one of the most repeated catchphrases in history. Everyone wants to change the world, save humanity, start a revolution. Does that sound difficult? Yes, it does. But there is something far more complicated. It was captured well in a line attributed to a Brazilian author: “It is easy to love humanity. Hard is loving the human being.” It is easy to want to change the world. Hard is to care for, sustain, or change for those near us. Even inside our own home. So much so that when we look closely at the history of people considered “great,” those who supposedly changed the world or saved humanity, we often discover something unsettling. Many of them left behind broken families, neglected spouses, abandoned children. They failed to guide their own households. There was unhappiness right in their own backyard. Here are some examples of people who are said to have changed the world and their personal dramas Jean-Jacques Rousseau spoke eloquen...
