From Chapter 5 of Born a Crime by Trevor Noah “My mom told me these things so that I’d never take for granted how we got to where we were, but none of it ever came from a place of self-pity. ‘Learn from your past and be better because of your past,’ she would say, ‘but don’t cry about your past. Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don’t hold on to it. Don’t be bitter.’ And she never was. The deprivations of her youth, the betrayals of her parents, she never complained about any of it.”Which of these events from the book are most related to the quote? * When Trevor was begging for a candy apple in the store, his mother pretended not to know him, and since he looked "colored," the cashier also didn't think she was his mother. Trevor's mom spent her childhood living in a hut with 14 cousins and very little food, which taught her to fight for what she needed and she found a way to get an education for a better life. Trevor's grandmother would discipline his cousins, but didn't want to spank Trevor because he was "white" in comparison, so he got away with being naughty.
The events from the book that are most related to the quote are when Trevor's mother spent her childhood living in a hut with 14 cousins and very little food, and how she fought for what she needed and found a way to get an education for a better life. This relates to the quote because it shows how Trevor's mother learned from her past and used her experiences to better herself and her situation, rather than complaining or being bitter about the hardships she faced.
