In Brazil, we're at election time. We can already hear cars passing by with their powerful sound equipment advertising many kinds of candidates. During these times, candidates take their chance to bring attention to many kinds of problem in society and suggest a solution. That brings about a lot of hope to some people, but if you're like me, you may think many of them are just a bunch of liars that try to fool the population into voting for them so when they're finally elected they don't meet their promises.
Suppose you're discussing politics with one of your friends and he's trying to make you believe so-and-so candidate is the best option for this election. Since you're always skeptical when it comes to politics you don't give it too much credit although that candidate's proposal looks promising. So you say: He seems a decent candidate and his proposal looks fine, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. What does that mean?
When you say that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, you mean that you can only judge something by its results, it means that you cannot judge the value of something until you have tried it. So in other words, what you said to your friend about that candidate was that you'll only be able to confirm that candidate's honesty when he's elected and doing the things he promised before. Just take the literal meaning of the expression. Just like you can only judge the taste of some food by eating it, you can only be sure a candidate's good after elections, when he's already working. That's it for today guys. Take care!
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