The Mind Creative
‘Wouldn’t Take Nothing For My Journey Now’, ‘I Shall Not Be
Moved’, ‘The Heart of a Woman’, ‘Gather Together in My Name’
are passionate, lively, lyrical accounts of unforgettable experiences
which offer a sunbeam of truth on every page.
Maya believed in striving for greatness and attaining it with truth,
passion and humility. In her poem ‘A Brave and Startling Truth’,
she writes,
“When we come to it
We must confess that we are possible
We are miraculous, the true wonder of this world
That is when, and only when
We come to it.”
In these gritty, powerful lines, she emphasizes on the idea that
we all, as humans, are capable of greatness, irrespective of our
social standings, irrespective of what our individual circumstances
in life may be. She has once famously said, “All my work, my life,
everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding
survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may
encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated.”
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