One dumb little prayer

"God please grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference"

I saw that on a poster in a store they other day, I've seen it elsewhere at least a couple of hundred times. At first, I thought, I guess that little prayer helps a lot of people deal with lives problems. While I was driving around today, the thought occurred to me...man that's dumb!

How are we going to change things if we are praying for serenity, to accept what we don't like? How do I know what I have the power to change, if I don't try? And if I can't answer those questions, how am I going to find the wisdom to know the difference?

Well, that got me thinking I should change that little prayer around to something more useful. Something that might lead to real positive changes. I don't want to surrender to serenity, when it comes to things I think are wrong. I want the courage to tackle things I don't think are possible. And finally, I don't want the wisdom to know the difference or I'll never accomplish much.

What do you think who have happened to Jesus, Budda or Muhammed, if they had that attitude? Nothing great gets done with that kind of thinking! Unreasonable men (and women) accomplish fantastic things with unreasonable beliefs, right?

So amigos, I've re-written the little prayer, to suit me, what do you think?

"God grant me the honesty to know what is right,
the courage to take action,
and the wisdom to make a difference"

I like that, and I'm feeling better already!

Eduardo