A few weeks ago, Hurricane Fiona caused many losses here in Puerto Rico, and brought with it challenges and difficulties. In these challenging times, I feel like I am learning the virtue of having tolerance, from my friends the avocado trees. These avocado trees endured 85 mph winds for hours during Hurricane Fiona with no shelter. They flowed with the wind, releasing all the fruits that they had been caring for for 8 months on their branches, ever since their flowers became avocados.

12 years ago when Plenitud was only an idea, one of our best friends, Tim Carter (that we lovingly call by his nickname “Gopinatha”), had the heart to sell one of his most valuable possessions, a grand piano, to pay for plane tickets so Owen could…