"Inspirational Quote"

"The virtuous life is a product of constitantly weeding out flaws and weaknesses, and choosing right over wrong just like preparing a good pot of beans."- Yolanda Nava

I found this quote smacked in the middle of the first three pages of my new inspirational book called "It's all in the Frijoles". She explains in the introduction her story about how much she appreciates her mother and what she instilled in her, she realizes this after her mother's death. As I continued to read, she told us about how her mother assigned the dutiful task of picking out the pinto beans that were not good. At the exact moment, my mind re winded back when I was a child. My mom would also give me that task when she was in the kitchen preparing dinner. I would do it with such enthusiasm because I felt like a wildly important task had been bestowed on me because my mom would tell me the same exact thing "cuidado que no se via uno feo" which means be careful that an ugly one doesn't go in the pot. The reason that I felt inspired was because it made me reflect on what my parents have taught me and their significance to my character.