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poet Maya Angelou's reflection on
poet Maya Angelou's reflection on
the rainbow God placed in the clouds
after the chaos of the great flood...
There’s an African-American song, 19th century,
which is so great. It says, When it look like the sun wa’n’t gonna to
shine anymore, God put a rainbow in the clouds.
Imagine! And I’ve had so many
rainbows in my clouds. I’ve had a lot of
clouds. But I have had so many
rainbows. And one of the things I do
when I step up on the stage, when I stand up to translate, when I teach my
classes, when I go to direct a movie, I bring everyone who has ever been kind
to me, with me: black, white, Asian,
Spanish-speaking, Native American, gay, straight, everybody. I say, come with me, I’m going on the
stage. Come with me, I need you
now. Long dead, you see? So I don’t ever feel I have no help. I've had rainbows in my clouds. And the thing to do it seems to me, is to
prepare yourself, so that you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud,
somebody who may not look like you, may not call God the same name you call
God, if they call God at all, you see?
And may not eat the same dishes prepared the way you do, you see? May not dance your dances or speak your
language. But be a blessing to somebody.
That’s what I think.
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