By: Karen Ortiz
Cultures all around the world have sets of proverbs they use which help shape their worldviews. So what is a proverb? A proverb is a short sentence that can be used to express some sort of valuable truth or life lesson.
During my time in South Africa I managed to hear a couple proverbs from some of my professors. I never fully grasped the meaning of these proverbs until I did more research. Lucky for me, through my research I found many more that resonated with me. I now try to put these into practice as much as I can. Here they are:
You cannot drink medicine on behalf of a sick person
When a bird builds its nest it uses the feathers of other birds
