Since we can walk and talk, we have always been told to respect our elders. Growing up, we used this old advice to gain respect from younger siblings and lower classmates. This quote was established with the understanding that your elders have more experience, therefore they are wiser. They are able to give you insight into your life and the world around you. In “A Celebration of Grandfathers” by Rudolfo A. Anaya, three insights he receives from his grandfather are to have patience, pray for rain, and life transformation. One of the most enduring pieces of advice given to Rudolfo A. Anaya Anaya, and expressed in his story “A Celebration of Grandparents,” was to be patient. Anaya described her grandfather as a quiet man, who spoke in short, precise sentences. “Ten paciencia” she told him while trying to learn English as a second language, which is Spanish, be patient. Anaya had shouted many times that he couldn't learn English, but his grandfather had taught him that patience was a necessary virtue in learning a new language....