A New Skill at Forty

Maria is forty years old, and she works in a small bakery.

Every morning she sells bread to many people.

One day, a young customer pays with a phone, not cash.

Maria does not know how to do that.

She feels a little sad.

That evening, she talks to her son about it.

He says, "Mom, you can learn this.

It is easy." So Maria goes to a free class at the library.

The teacher is patient, and Maria practices every day.

After two weeks, she can use her phone to pay and to read recipes online.

Now she teaches other older people in her neighborhood.

Learning never stops, and Maria is proud of herself.