HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

How to Change the World

by Craig McAnally ( Puntabulous)

There was once a boy who wanted to change the world.
Unsure of how, he asked his mother.
“How do I change the world?”
And his mother said: “I do not know. You will need to ask the world.”
So the boy left his home and asked the grass.
“How do I change the world?”
The grass thought for a moment then said.
“I would not know. It is impossible for me to change the world.
Water makes me grow tall and wide.
And the sun makes me healthy and green.
I cannot change the world. The world changes me.”
Unhappy with that answer, the boy moved on.
He travelled far until he reached a mountain.
“How do I change the world?”
The mountain old and sturdy said.
“I would not know. It is impossible for me to change the world.
In the spring, grass makes me green,
And in the winter, snow makes me white.
I cannot change the world. The world changes me.”
Still unhappy, the boy moved on.
He walked for miles until he reached the ocean.
“How do I change the world?”
The ocean moved thoughtfully in and out of shore.
“I would not know. It is impossible for me to change the world.
Water from the mountain makes me rise and fall.
And the currents make me flow.
I cannot change the world. The world changes me.”
Discouraged, the boy walked home.
Once there his mother asked.
“Did you find the answer you were looking for?”
“No” the boy said.
“The grass, the mountain, and the ocean said
They could not change the world.”
“Well that does not seem right,” said his mother.
“Grass on the mountain makes it green and beautiful,
And the mountain sends water to nourish the ocean,
And water from the ocean makes grass tall and strong.
It seems to me that they fail to recognize their own importance.”
The boy thought for a moment and smiled.
He knew then that power to change the world was closer than he thought.
And it always was.