This is what he whispered as we witnessed the birth of a baby zebra.
Within minutes, it managed to stagger onto its feet, nudging its nose at its mother's underside.They say that no two zebras have the identical striped pattern - it's like our fingerprints. And they believe that the zebra foal knows its mother by memorising her pattern."The Zebra doesn't care for spots", said Masiwa."Now what do you mean?" I asked."Look," he said, "they seem to be happy with who they are. They do not look at their stripes and say: 'Wish I rather had spots.' They just are what they are."We humans are supposed to be at the top of the food chain. Yet, there is much research that indicates that all people are in some way unhappy with their self-image - some to the extent that they leap of buildings. Others to a lesser degree: "Wait!" they shout. "Take my photo from the other side - my left profile is so much better!"When will we understand that our self-image is our most powerful tool - or our worst enemy? It can set you free - or keep you hostage. What you see when you look in the mirror will determine the outcome of your life. While we may think that our self-image is a picture that we form of our 'self', it really is almost the opposite. It's a mirror reflection of what other people tell us of who they think that we are. All the while, they don't even have a clue of who we are inside - yet, they get to mould our self-image, based only on their perceptions.Break free! Stop believing them. Undo the programming. Introspect. Look at your past, so that you may learn who you were. Then you may be able to understand who you really are so that you can become who you were meant to be.
How much time, energy and effort do you invest into trying to improve on who you already are?What would happen if you were to just let go. And be?
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