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Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When this blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, through the night.
Then the traveller in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
He could not see where to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveller in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
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Most people know the first stanza of this timeless poem.
I want you read the entire poem. As you do, read the phrase, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” in the imperative mood, as a command or request made to you.
Realize that each of us is a little star. We are created to shine. We are created to shine not only at night, but also during the day. In the day, the light of the stars is overpowered by the brightness of the sun. Yet, the stars continue to shine. They shine in season and out of season.
There are people who depend on our light to travel through the darkness on their life’s journeys.
What if we don’t shine?
For them we must twinkle!
About the Author
Kenneth’s mission is to use medicine, spiritual formation, poverty alleviation, and leadership development to help people live lives to the fullest. He holds two doctorate degrees: the first is in medicine and the second is in spiritual formation. He is a practicing U.S. physician, an assistant professor of medicine, and a senior professor of leadership and spiritual formation at Servants University (SU). Kenneth is also a core faculty in the department of orphan care and poverty alleviation at SU and the founder and president of the Kenneth Acha Foundation, an organization that has helped thousands of orphans in Cameroon and trained many leaders since 2005.
