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Yet through every trial—cancer, heartbreak, fading strength, and the silent battles no one could name—he held onto the truth he had discovered as a boy: the parts of you that the world mocks are the parts worth protecting. The parts that make you different, that make you vulnerable, that make you extraordinary—they are the very essence of your power. He nurtured them, safeguarded them, until those fragile, derided elements of his identity became his legacy. His art, his performances, his unshakable commitment to authenticity was proof that sensitivity and strength are not opposites but intertwined threads. And in the end, the boy who had once been beaten down for dancing in a world that demanded toughness became the man whose courage and art touched hearts worldwide, a living testament to the truth he had carried all along: you do not abandon the parts of yourself that others laugh at—you protect them, and they will one day become your immortal gift.
