Jorge was a very quiet child, he lived with his parents and one of his sisters in San Isidro. Since he learned to speak and walk he liked to explore and know why things were the way they were. The people around him, realized since then, how intelligent and introverted the child was despite his age.
Jorge grew up in a very peaceful environment, nobody went out to the neighborhoods to talk, everyone stayed indoors, in the case of the child it was not the opposite, Jorge was practically isolated from society, he did not go out to play with other children, did not share or socialize.
It was time to attend school, it was to be expected that our prodigy would excel in science, specifically in mathematics, leaving impressed teachers and adults who knew him. Unfortunately, not everyone liked Jorge, it all started when a small group of companions who could not stand up to Jorge standing out, were jealous and bothered him day after day throwing objects, taking away his belongings.
Things did not improve, everyone witnessed as Jorge was mocked and mistreated, but nobody did anything. Meanwhile, the aggressions became physical, between two boys they took Jorge and beat him aggressively in the schoolyard, which left marks on his face and arms.
His teacher saw those marks and knew why they happened, but decided not to ask the boy what happened and hide it, when Jorge’s parents asked them she said that Jorge had fallen. And to make it worse, she threatened Jorge not to tell the truth.
Jorge, desperate, tried to make peace with his teammates and get along with them in every way possible, he felt that he needed to be loved and accepted in the way he was, and that being intelligent did not make him an alien or an entity superior to others, as they saw him. Afterwards Jorge started talking to them and doing activities frequently like going out to parks, cinemas and museums.
Sadly it seemed to be late when Jorge wanted to change, by that time most of his promo could not be with him and they did not like him. So later on this caused our prodigy boy to go into depression, constantly felt alone and abandoned by society, while his family did not even notice, although Jorge wanted to communicate it countless times.
And he thought he had no choice but to say goodbye to the world even if that caused him to cause great pain to his relatives, Jorge was about to commit suicide on May 18, 1999 while he was in the garage of his house, planned to bathe with gasoline and catch fire . Something made him reflect and realize the value he had as a human being, if he died of that manner it would be very cowardly of him.
This time Jorge came back stronger to face his reality, asked for help from his parents and close relatives, who were impressed with everything the boy told them, but finally they advised him and made him change for the better. Quickly Jorge began to win friends and as incredible as he seemed, he found a girl who loved him and became his girlfriend. To make a long story short Jorge was successful in his life, today he owns 4 information technology companies, billionaire and his family enjoying peace and well-being.
Written by Ernesto Suero EIP 2019 UAPA
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