Life

In Mexico you would mostly find people farming, usually the farmers were the ones that were not rich. I was told that they would have to farm to get money to buy food or clothes for their kids and family. My Grandparents told me that they would have their kids help them with the farming, it was hard work that needed two or more people.

Usually in a family, when the parents farm the kids fallow their path and they farm when they are older too. My uncle Silverio is a little different. He never liked to farm he would always complain, he always wanted to go to school and study. Back in the days people were so poor that they did not have money to go to school and buy books to pass the class. When his parents would ask him to help he would say “no, quiero ir a la escuela a estudiar “ no I want to go to school and study.

After a year he finally went to school. He loved school. He would always tell his parents that school is better than farming. Sometimes he would tell his brothers “estan gastando su tiempo sembrando! Vengan a la escuela” Your waisting your time farming! Come to school with me. They would just say no and walk away.

My tio Silverio finally graduated and went to college. He went to school to be a business man He liked to think of himself as the head of a business.
Right now he owns his own business. Its funny, even though he never liked farming he started a business that has something to do with farming. He sells many kinds of seeds and many farmers in Mexico go just to buy his seeds to plant. He is also married to a woman whom he calls " una muchacha bien bonita" a beautiful lady.

He might not be a millionaire, but, you can say he went from being a poor farmer to being a college graduate, and creating his own business.