But I Can

I cannot change the march of time, but I can define it.

I cannot change the perception of others, but I can write a story without it.

I cannot change the past, but I can draw learning from it.

I cannot change the mistakes I make, but I can create beauty from it.

I cannot change the world, but I can change the prism through which I see it.

I cannot be here forever, but I can shape it.

– Osasu Oviawe