Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shriking,
so that people won't feel insecure around you.

We are born to make 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.

- Nelson Mandela's Inaugural Speech, 1994.

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