You are not born to shine; you shone even before you were born.

There is a saying that you are born to shine. Of course, everybody is trying to shine, to stand out, to become something big. But I see within me a longing to make peace with remaining small. It is almost as if some part of me is not very comfortable with not being at peace with remaining small.

This part wonders: What is the problem with remaining small? All the counters that come up against remaining small are the ones that are socially gathered, not originated from my deep self. 

All this craving to become someone big—by doing something great—is born out of the idea that I am not a piece of the Divine. Because if I am a piece of the Divine, then I am complete the way I am. There is nothing to become. The story is finished, and I can be at peace right now.

At this moment, I’m trying to make peace with remaining small, and that seems to be a step in the right direction.

Society has sold this idea in a significant way that very naturally, subconsciously, I crave to become big, I crave to do something great, and I call this my desire. But is it really my desire? Or is it something that has become a part of me because I have been constantly exposed to messages from outside?

In a weird way, I sense that there is something big about being comfortable being small. Perhaps, one can shine by becoming completely at peace with being small. 

Just to be clear, this peace is not about giving in. This peace is about “recognizing” that there is nothing wrong, nothing deficient in remaining small; that small is as much a reflection of the Source as big is. This peace comes from a deeper well within that originates from a belief in or the knowledge of the source of life.