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Had I know,  I would have do this or that. Sometimes we do regret what we did in the past and hope it could be corrected. Have made series of mistakes but have learnt to live with my past mistakes. The story of Danny Stevenson propelled me to write this piece. "I would have been a pharmacist"  said Danny but it was just a mere quotes as he regretted not being able to achieve his dream. I will share some regret quotes but before

Maya Angelou     Maya Angelou, an household name indeed. Her experiences teaches us a great lesson, and it inspire me to write about her so that we can all learn from her. 'I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS' was borne out of Maya's experiences and her passion for writing made her experiences to put meal on her table. Maya, a young girl rejected by her parent, brought up by Momma suffered a lot of trauma ranging from racism to rape. One thing about Maya is her desire and breakthrough spirit though she made a lot of mistakes during her childhood but she never allow that to deter her, she never allow the past to hurt her future. She gave her all so as to achieve her aim in an odd world then. Folks, you can check Wikipedia for her life history (Maya Angelou).   Inspired by the poem, I shared my own perception on why the caged bird sing. Some bird sings naturally, beautiful song of nature. Some sing even in captivity. Maya used bird to portray herself being segregate...