"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 frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?... Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God 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 same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - From Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech (1994)
Nelson Mandela who spent nearly 40 years in prison understood human nature and developed a firm believe in God and love for humanity....................
2 comments:
You too have a very interesting blog.
I truly appreciate this quote. Nelson Mandela is absolutely right in saying that being small serves no one and that being strong is contagious. This quote is very inspirational and I feel that more people should take it to heart.
Nice quote, but it wasn't Mandela.
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/deepest-fear-quote-not-mr-mandelas/
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