{"id":5875,"date":"2025-01-10T07:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2025-05-16T20:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T20:18:47","slug":"rain-beats-the-leopards-skin-but-it-does-not-wash-out-the-spots-african-proverb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kabalegafoundation.org\/?p=5875","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRain beats the leopard&#8217;s skin but it does not wash out the spots\u201d ~ African Proverb."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div id=\"id__tnz3701k2nc\" class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cRain beats the leopard&#8217;s skin but it does not wash out the spots\u201d ~ African Proverb. <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Meaning: Resilience is about staying true to who you are, regardless of adversity. <\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/AfricanProverbs?src=hashtag_click\">#AfricanProverbs<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WordsofWisdom?src=hashtag_click\">#WordsofWisdom<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Proverbs?src=hashtag_click\">#Proverbs<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div id=\"id__tfagjwrx2qn\" class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4\" aria-labelledby=\"id__ocg3kv3f0lf id__17ol51ggu0c\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-16y2uox r-1pi2tsx r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRain beats the leopard&#8217;s skin but it does not wash out the spots\u201d ~ African Proverb. 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