There is no money and earning money is Lucas’ goal every day. There are some better than others, like This Thursday he made more money selling books than taking care of the cars that park on La Rioja Streettwo blocks from the emblematic Plaza Colón in the Alberdi neighborhood, in the city of Córdoba.
The life story of the 32-year-old boy is hard, violent and gray. She always lived in the San Martín neighborhood, but now she lives wherever he can, where he finds a little place, sometimes also in a square. She knows well that freedom is priceless and she decided not to lose it again. He promised it to his three children ten years ago.
Every day, for more than a year, he has taken care of the vehicles that are parked in La Rioja, between Mendoza and Rodríguez Peña. Neighbors pass by and greet him. All the merchants in the area know him. The trust is mutual.
But there is never a lack of those who do not know and who sweep freely. “They judge the book by the cover and not by the content”Lucas reflected.
It’s orange. But now he is also a bookseller. Or something similar. “It is to give a little more culture and life to people because they have already forgotten what books are.they have lost the value of reading,” he said, and recalled: “My dad told me that the most powerful weapon we have is knowledge.”
In reality, Lucas is a hustler and earns his money. Those who know him donate books to him and he offers them on the street, while he takes care of the cars on his block. To survive.