Listening to Luis Valdez was extremely inspirational! It was great to hear about a story of a man who was living in poverty and made something amazing of his life. His determination and strength were two qualities that stuck out to me, especially when he was recalling the time his teacher told him that all he would ever be in life was a farm worker.
In the media we are always bombarded with the people living in developing countries and how their needs of basic human rights like food and shelter aren't meet. I think Mr Valdez gives these people a voice as he too has experienced the hardships of poverty.
Another phrase he mentioned that had an impact on me was "when there is nothing, there is something, nothing is something". First I was confused because of the play on words, but how I interpret it is that even if you have nothing to show for in life, this is a great opportunity to make something of it.
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