When I was a young man,

I wanted to change the world.
I found it was difficult to change the world,
so I tried to change my nation.
When I found I couldn't change the nation,
I began to focus on my town.
I couldn't change the town and as an older man,
I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man,
I realize the only thing I can change is myself,
and suddenly I realize tha t

if long ago I had changed myself,

I could have made an impact on my family.

My family and I could have

made an impact on our town.
Their impact could have changed the nation

and I could indeed have changed the world.

當我年輕的時候，我想改變世界。

但我發現改變世界很難，

因此我試著去改變我的國家。

當我發現我也改變不了國家的時候，

我開始想著要改變我居住的小鎮。

我也沒能改變小鎮。年紀大一些了，

我嘗試改變我的家人。

現在，我已然是一位老人。

我才意識到我所能改變的只有我自己。

我突然覺得如果很久之前就改變自己，

我就可以影響到我的家人。

我的家人和我就可以影響我的鎮子。

他們的影響力就可以改變國家，

那樣的話，我就真正改變了世界。
(紅色部分不被強調)