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We can cross the world and still see only what we expected. Starting from an authentic passage by Proust, a reflection on habit, listening, art and the ability to discover what is already before us.
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A small handwritten booklet brings Stefania's voice back to us: the three children, faith, questions and the happiness of ordinary things.
Open the pageA line by Haruki Murakami makes me think of Stefania, whom I met when we were students and who died on 30 May 2026: of the absence she left in me and our three children.
Open the page“Death already existed before my mother died; before, though, I saw it through binoculars, and now I see it through a magnifying glass. And I cannot look away.”
— Marica Pietroni
Open the pageA breath of wind can offer an image of comfort to someone living with an absence. A reflection dedicated to Stefania, to the love of forty years of marriage and to the wish to kee…
Open the pageA whole-class invitation, a daughter who stands up to her friends, and a father’s astonished “Really?” A reflection on inclusion: choosing our friends is a freedom, but excluding…
Open the pageWe do not always feel like being there. Yet a small sacrifice can show someone they matter. A reflection on consideration, making exceptions and parents' role in teaching children…
Open the pageTrust comes first, then a need appears, and finally the request. The danger is not just losing money: it is the carefully prepared moment when saying no becomes difficult.
Open the pageAn empty square, a forgotten ticket, ten extra minutes and a condominium statement: four different experiences led me to ask the same question. What is the rule really for?
Open the pageEvery day another poll tells us what we think. But what if learning the majority view also changed our own?
Open the pageBringing capable people together is not enough: creating something new takes complementary perspectives and a willingness to learn.
Open the page“No wind is favourable to a sailor who does not know where he is going.”
— Lucio Anneo Seneca
Open the pageA Neapolitan proverb prompts a reflection on promises, boasting and credibility: words have weight when actions stand behind them.
Open the pagePapy reflects on money, time and the choices we make: using what we have while we can give it meaning, without forgetting our responsibilities or the future.
Open the pageA childhood memory raises a question for parents: does helping a child mean finding a job for them, or giving them the tools to choose among many paths?
Open the pageOutside a supermarket, someone asking for help interrupts the rush and reminds me that we never fully know who stands before us.
Open the pageWhy these pages exist
GGE are your initials. Three different letters held together in one name.
I do not wish to hand you a manual. I would rather leave you a presence: words to open whenever you want, without duty and without hurry.
With all my love, Dad
