Angelica Lindsay Ali

Ishmael did finally fulfill his grandmother's wishes, and he and his wife are the parents of three children.

No doubt he shares his grandmother's wisdom with them frequently.

When you have a grandmother as awesome as Ishmael's, it's almost impossible not to share.

With a wisdom like hers, you gotta pass it down.

In a moment, kids at a Catholic school are excited to get a teacher who isn't a nun.

And a woman sees something very out of place on the highway.

That's when the Moth Radio Hour continues.

This is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm Angelica Lindsay-Ali.

In this hour, we're talking about being guided by the wisdom of elders.

One of my favorite elder tips is when my mentor once told me that it's totally okay to go to bed angry.

She said it's amazing what a good night of sleep can fix.

Or my Auntie Elaine, a former model and pageant queen, who once told me to always wear lipstick, even when taking out the trash.

You never know when or where you'll meet your destiny.

I guess I might as well look good when I meet my fate.

Our next story is from Rose Sayah, a self-described Boston-born Southie girl.

She told this story at a moth story slam in Boston at the Oberon Theater, where we partner with PRX and public radio station WBUR.

Here's Rose.

That was Rose Sayah.

She's the executive director of a food relief agency in Boston.