在伦敦闻名世界的威斯敏斯特大教堂地下室的墓碑林中，有一块名扬世界的墓碑。

  其实这只是一块很普通的墓碑，粗糙的花岗石质地，造型也很一般，同周围那些质地上乘、做工优良的亨利三世到乔治二世等二十多位英国前国王墓碑，以及牛顿、达尔文、狄更斯等名人的墓碑比较起来，它显得微不足道，不值一提。并且它没有姓名，没有生卒年月，甚至上面连墓主的介绍文字也没有。

  但是，就是这样一块无名氏墓碑，却成为名扬全球的著名墓碑。每一个到过威斯特敏斯特大教堂的人，他们可以不去拜谒那些曾经显赫一世的英国前国王们，可以不去拜谒那诸如狄更斯、达尔文等世界名人们，但他们却没有人不来拜谒这一块普通的墓碑，他们都被这块墓碑深深地震撼着，准确地说，他们被这块墓碑上的碑文深深地震撼着。在这块墓碑上，刻着这样的一段墓志铭：

  When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits,I dreamed of changing theworld.

  As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But it, too, seemed immovable.

  As I grewinto my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.

  And now, as Ilie on my death bed, I suddenly realize:

  If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family.From their in spiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country,and who knows, I may have even changed the world.

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