The Change you want to see..?

Its a question I ask myself again and again. I yearn to see many things change in my life; how I relate to people, how I should live my life..etc. More than that, I desrire to see change in the world. I long to see people change their ethos. I long to see all the suffering in this world dissapear. However, its just overwhelming. I desire so much but I can do only so little. There's just so much to change in this world that at times, I wonder if it is worth all the time and effort. We sow many seeds, but reap little.
I've always imagined if all the kings and all the leaders would come to a perfect understanding with each other. We'd reach a social equilibrium and we'll be living in utopia. If this were to happen, the world will see the change that is so direly needed. Unfortuantely, this will never happen. We're all different, and at one point or another, we will think differently.
I've come to realise that the world won't be changing anytime soon. The world is still in a mess as it has always been. Never did I sleep knowing that tomorrow will be a better day neither did I wake to find the world a better place. With all these around us, we wonder if there is any solution to the problem we face. We just can't wait for a saviour to save us from the wrath that readily awaits us.
Gandhi once said "Be the change you want to see in the world." I couldn't agree with him better. There are some things that others just can't do for us. That includes changing ourselves. When Dr. Mahathir gave his last speech after serving Malaysia for 2 decades, he apologized for not being able to change the ehtos of the nation. Change is a lengthy and tough process . Unless we take the initiative to start now, we'll never start at all.
Far in my mind, I can only imagine how the world would be like when we've finally found peace. There'd be no fighting and no war. There'd be less suffering. The world would be so much more a better place than it is now. Meanwhile, there is still so much for us to work at to make things happen.

"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something."

-Helen Keller-