The following speech was given by Nelson Mandela as part of his Inauguration
Speech in 1994. This section was originally written by Marianne Williamson
in her book 'A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in
Miracles.'
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 spirit. 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 were born to make manifest the glory of spirit that is 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
Speech in 1994. This section was originally written by Marianne Williamson
in her book 'A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in
Miracles.'
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 spirit. 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 were born to make manifest the glory of spirit that is 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
