Our Greatest Fear

Here are some great lines that I found. I actually didn't find them but rather heard them in the movie "Coach Carter" (great movie by the way and definitely recommended). Its from a poem by Marianne Williamson (nope I hadn't heard of her before I heard these lines).

"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 dark that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine as children do.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Made me think a lot as it goes against a lot of what we commonly believe to be true and yet in a strange way it makes a whole lot of sense. You're free to post your thoughts as well.

Arul.