Light

While I don't endorse most of her ideals and thoughts, I think this quote fromm Marianne Williamson is worth repeating.

“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, and fabulous? Actually, who are you 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 are 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 permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson

With knowledge comes responsibility, and with responsibility comes accountibility. Accountability brings discomfort and adversity. With adversity comes the unknown, and with the unknown, fear. Fear brings sloth, and sloth eventually leads to destruction. Let us endeavor to stand strong and unapologetic to our calling, but carry our authority with love, meekness, and a gentle heart.