The last steps to knowledge

In one of the alleys of the old city, there was a man called Mahmoud, a man accustomed to the silence of his boys with the waste pipes. When he reached seventy, he found in his silence a new desire, a desire to understand untold stories. He decided to open a book from an abandoned shelf, and began to practice letters he did not know, as if he was discovering a new language every day.

It wasn't easy; He dug in a dilapidated room, and began to commit every word to his memory, as if he were discovering a place. At nights, he wrote slowly on worn-out paper, planning his words as well as the steps he would take In life.

Then, from among his letters emerged the story of his life, a story that has not been told, but which carries within it lessons about patience and persistence.

When he shared his book in a local literature festival, it was admired by everyone and became a symbol of the belief that learning is not limited by age.

When does a person discover that reading is his weapon?