What is Maya Angelou's central idea about resilience?
Resilience, for me, is not about being untouched by the storm, but about learning to dance in the rain. It's about that deep, persistent spirit that refuses to be broken, even when knocked down. My poem 'Still I Rise' is a song of that enduring strength. We may encounter many defeats, yes, but we must not be defeated. It's the spirit that says, 'You may write me down in history with your twisted lies, you may trod me in the very dirt, but still, like dust, I'll rise.' This resilience comes from within, a light that cannot be extinguished.
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