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Weekly "Dicho con Café"
"Nomas el que carga el costal sabe lo que trai adentro"
The author's translation is that "Only those that carry the sack know what is inside"
This dicho is reflective of the burden(s) that many of use carry, i.e. problems about finances, marriage, children, employment or other areas that can cause concern or even depression in a person. As a result, many times it is difficult to understand other people's problems when we don't know what is inside the sack that they are carrying. It's similar to another idiom that states that "only by walking in someone else's shoes, does one understand what that person is facing while walking through life". While we are bombarded daily with the headlines about the people doing unlawful and stupid things, it is certainly very difficult for us to understand why these things happen. We just don't know what burdens these people were carrying when they committed these actions, but we know that it results in more problems for themselves and for those close to the situation. Sometimes the action taken creates a bigger problem than the original problem they had already.
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More About John A. Flores
As noted earlier, while in school, Mr. Flores worked in many different types of crop fields, often during severe weather conditions. Upon graduating from high school, his father asked him if he wanted to go into farming with him. Mr. Flores' quick reply was, "Thanks, but I want to go to college instead!" As a child, he learned that the life of a farmworker, while honorable, was extremely difficult for those who work the fields. He saw many laborers suffering from the many aches and pains that undoubtably were the result of exposure to the elements during their farmworking career. Mr. Flores learned to appreciate the value of an education at that young age, especially after seeing some of his older friends turning to farmwork for a living and dealing with the financial struggles that came at them. However, there was one good thing that he did learn from his father and mother as a result of working in the fields: to be a hard worker, and to this day this is why he works hard at whatever he does.
When he's not writing books, Mr. Flores makes presentations to local, regional and national groups, using dichos to motivate his audiences. You can contact him for speaking engagements at (559) 456-0128 or at his personal email at jaflores1246@comcast.net
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