The confidence factor

When ever we think about the confidence factor few people come to our mind, those who through their confidence and perseverance achieved great heights in their life.

Let us now read a poem quoted by The South African President Mr. Nelson Mandela on his inaugural speech in 1994.
Mr. Nelson Mandela was confined to a prison cell for more than 25 long years for his views against Apartheid. In this long period of time his confidence would have been severely tested several times, but it’s the tribute to his faith and conviction that he ultimately triumphed and went on to be elected for the highest position of his country.

Confidence has to be established in ones self as a continuous habit. Through out the journey of life it will be tested severely by pain, fear and uncertainties.
These factors like pain, fear, risks and worries constitute the path of life and through the constant struggle a mental battle we have to win them.
Let us read this quote of Mr. Mandela, he is a man who accepted the challenge and won it over, read it slowly and have it in your mind…

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 frightens us.
We ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is 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 the permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fears Our presence automatically liberates others.
Source: A Return to love by Marianne Williamson(As quoted by president Nelson Mandela in 1994)