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This passage is the inscription of Westminster Abbey.

When I was young, I had a great desire to change the world, but as I grew older, I found that I couldn't do it, so I wanted to change the whole country. But when I grow up, I find that I have no ability to change my country, so I think my wish is to change my family.

When I get old, I find that I can't change my family, so I think I will change myself. When I was dying, I found that I still hadn't changed myself. At this time, I thought, if my initial intention is to change myself, then if I change myself, it may also change my family, my country and even the whole world.

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An inscription on the tombstone of Westminster Abbey comes from an unknown tombstone of Westminster Abbey on the north bank of the Thames in London, England.

This tombstone has no name, no date of birth and death, and even no introduction from the owner. Just carved a thought-provoking text.

Such a nameless tombstone has become a world-famous tombstone. Everyone who has been to Westminster Abbey doesn't have to pay a visit to the once famous British kings, nor to the world famous people such as Dickens and Darwin, but there is no one who doesn't pay a visit to this ordinary tombstone. They were all deeply shocked by this tombstone. To be precise, they were deeply shocked by the inscription on this tombstone.

Baidu encyclopedia-Westminster Abbey