Many people claim to want to better their lives, enrich themselves and only see the good things in others...

These people (I am referring to one person in particular who has rattled me today) are the ones who sit around waiting for the change in their life's to happen... it isn't going to happen unless you make today/tomorrow your starting point. Sure you can sit, moan, whinge and even curse others but until you realise the change lies within yourself and not others you will always be judgmental, negative and unhappy!

Tomorrow when you see a homeless man, think differently, 'I probably could spare £2.00, that could happen to me one day'.
When you see an Alcoholic in the street, 'They aren't having a good time, it's an addiction and they must have a hard reality to escape from'.
People arguing, 'It's a heated debate, sometimes essential to move on'.
A prostitute, 'She makes her money and she works hard for it..'
People preaching the Bible, 'They have faith, that's good!'

Basically in order to change your outlook on the world you need to do it now! Not next year and certainly don't wait for the change to come. Only a few months ago I realised this and now I don't judge a single person, after all who the hell am I to judge someone else choices or life styles?! I am a nobody... and your also a nobody so let's all understand we aren't better than each other and nothing is wrong with anybody... it's all your own perception which is your state of mind being a doom cloud shadow.

I realize I am going a bit off topic here, but it is about your thread title mainly.

"The ending doesn't begin without a starting point." Which is true in a comparative sense I suppose...

However this caused me to think of a witty little retort for your enjoyment:
"In an infinite system, every point is the middle."

So what I am proposing is that rather than an end or a beginning, what we are witnessing is the exact middle point.

I don't know, this may seem like it's out of context and misplaced, but I assure you it is not.

There's always one!