Nelson Mande= la
From his Ina=
uguration
Speech, 1994
“=
Our deepest 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 brilliant, gorgeous, talented, 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 insecure around you. We are all m=
eant
to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God th=
at
is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let =
our
own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the sa=
me.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates
others.”