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when I got to thinking about how I was forced to live, it is a sad thing, but now I am working for a brighter future for my children and myself.

— Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "when I got to thinking about how I was forced to live, it is a sad thing, but now I am working for a brighter future for my children and myself." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 19, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

About Jessie Lopez De La Cruz

Jessie Lopez De La Cruz (1919 – September 2, 2013) was a Chicana farm worker, the first female recruiter for the UFW, an organizer and participant in UFW strikes, a community organizer, a working mother, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention.