Nelson Mandella 1994 inaugural speech

OUR DEEPEST FEAR

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 enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not in just some of us, it is in everyone.
As we let our 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 Mandella, from his inaugural speech, 1994