Be Yourself

We often use the phrase “be yourself” to encourage ourselves and others. Why by being ourselves we can get through all the big or small difficulties and obstacles in life while it doesn’t seem to require a lot of effort? Why being ourselves is so powerful?

I don’t think the ‘self’ here just refers to our current state of selves, as our current selves may have a lot of flaws in them, such as: self-loathe, arrogance, discrimination, ignorance, low esteem, selfishness, greed and egoism. These flaws certainly don’t give us power. Instead, I think the ‘self’ here refers to our original self – our innocent child self. Imagine a new born baby opens his eyes for the very first time. What does he see in the world? Does he see dirt and ugliness? Doe he have discrimination, resentment and anger? Does he think he is not beautiful? Does he feel happy or sad? No. He doesn’t have all of these, because the original form of a baby is purity. It is a God given birthright. Purity is a treasure. That’s why 24 karat gold is valuable and that’s why pure water is good for our health. Most of us have almost forgotten that we have this treasure in our original form. If we revert to our original self and make that connection to our God given purity, we will find great power and strength.