By far, one of the most powerful poems of our time...
Our worst fear
Is not that we are inadequate;
Our deepest fear is that we are
Powerful beyond measure.
It is our light,
Not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
"Who am I to be talented and fabulous?"
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God;
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about
Shrinking so that other people
Won't feel secure around you.
We were born to make manifest
The glory of God within us.
It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people
Permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.
Nelson Mandela
That was a beautiful poem. It really made me reflect.
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