To call yourself small or insignificant is false humility. There is nothing small or insignificant about being an adult. You may look at yourself and say: ”Why me? Why should I become a true adult? Who am I to be confident and clear and powerful?” Can you imagine an acorn asking who am I to be an oak? Can you imagine the caterpillar saying why should I be a butterfly? To become a real adult is natural. It’s not special. It doesn’t make you greater than others. It only makes you aware of the greatness already within you--the same greatness, the same beauty that is in everyone. The difference between us lies in our uniqueness, not in our value.
From Adults at Work, by William Frank Diedrich
Available at http://adults-at-work.com
