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Throughout the whole story of Mathabane's life, he focuses on bettering himself, rather than the whole world. He tries to get a good education, he develops a sense of independence, he decides to discontinue being a gang member, and he gets jobs to help himself and his family. Although he wonders why the world is the way it is and why nobody changes it, he tries to change his own world to benefit himself. This quote can relate to many issues in the world. For example, pollution and be applied to the quote. Only one person can't change the issue of pollution. It takes many people to help improve the problem. If one person changes and decides to recycle, use less bottled water, or even pick up trash, then that's a starting point. It takes many individuals to change and make a difference.