In a forgotten town, between forested mountains and crystal clear rivers. In a humble house of laborers, Mrs. Clara, a midwife by profession, brought into the world, sixty-two years ago, a little boy, silent and smiling.
After much discussion, his parents decided to name him Lúcas Ángel in honor of his grandparents. A year later, as tradition indicated, the priest baptized Lúcas, and the faithful prayed for the future of the new member of the church; then retiring to the simple party.
The little boy grew up among cows and goats, he helped his father to sow the land and from time to time he intervened in the harvest. He had no friends to play with. She bored and dull she spent her childhood. Her only toy, the one she carried everywhere, was a ball of rags that her aunt had made. She did not attend school because she was different. His cousins ​​who lived on the neighboring ranch were not intimate with him, they thought it was contagious.
People, not understanding it, pushed it aside, moved away and sometimes made fun of it. Her mother could hardly teach her the first letters, and his father how to farm and milk, field tasks.
She understood little or nothing, spoke with difficulty, and could not understand certain things. That was the sequel that left her with a mental illness, which she suffered at an early age.
The years passed in solitude, she mourned the death of her parents, and in the lonely house she was left thinking that her life was useless.
A sunny Sunday: a holiday for the villagers, they arrived in a town where a group of speakers from a school. Lúcas, fearful, approached the square where they would be lecturing on the habit of reading, and how good it was to strengthen minds. He was shocked by what he heard. He bought a book and another. It was a great experience for him. He grew in knowledge, he was happy to be a cultured man. He laughed and talked with the many who came to ask for advice. Lúcas proudly distributed words that sounded like heavenly music. The listeners began to read. And the peasant man became a champion of letters.