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Maya Angelou
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Marguerite Ann Johnson (Maya Angelou)
Maya Angelou (1928-2014), born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist. She is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
via Regina Ochoa, July 24, 2020
... Could you believe my surprise and joy? There were no Gates! No walls! Only God, His love, my friends, my family, all the immense everlasting omnipresence of unwavering love met me when I died.
When I was just a child, my dear brother Bailey and I knew that God was love. Nightly, we prayed on our knees, to the loving God. He, we were taught, loved us all, no matter the color or creed.
But religion turned the faith of God into a weapon of choice. Brutality, slavery, oppression, ownership, denial, hatred, fear and anger. Religion instructs us in how to use these weapons against others. In the name of religion they become humanity's tools for building walls between each other.
When we are taught how to build walls to please God, something is terribly wrong.
There are no walls! They are only illusions created and maintained by fear, to separate us from our soul.
When we begin to take apart the wall, or just look through the veil, we will see ourselves returning our own gaze. Selves that are filled with love, God...
Marguerite Johnson
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