The Deepest Fear

Words from Marianne Williamson, and quoted in movie Coach Carter.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

最深層的恐懼並非自己力有未逮; 而是懼怕自己無比強大.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.

尤其能使我們發光發熱的那面, 而非黑暗, 最是深深恐懼著我們;
故作卑微根本無法服侍這個世界.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

畏縮著只為讓他人在你身上感受到安全感, 也一點意義都沒有.

We are all meant to shine as children do.
It’s not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

我們本該像孩童般發光發熱著, 這種特質並不是特例, 而是存在於每個人身上.

And as we let our own lights shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

當我們散發著自己的光芒, 同時也能讓他人如此;
當我們在我們最深層的恐懼中解放後, 我們的存在也解放了他人.