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The pages Stefania left us
A small handwritten booklet brings Stefania's voice back to us: the three children, faith, questions and the happiness of ordinary things.
Take a moment to readA family archive
Words that remain
Memories, questions and thoughts from a father to his children.
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Every page, an encounter
If the breeze were your caress
A 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…
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Death brought into focus
“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
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The empty place in the world
A 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.
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A Place for You, Too
A 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…
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Healthy Hypocrisy
We 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…
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When a rule forgets its purpose
An 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?
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Do I really love you?
Trust 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.
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Polled or persuaded?
Every day another poll tells us what we think. But what if learning the majority view also changed our own?
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Three apples cannot make a pear
Bringing capable people together is not enough: creating something new takes complementary perspectives and a willingness to learn.
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A favourable wind and a chosen direction
“No wind is favourable to a sailor who does not know where he is going.”
— Lucio Anneo Seneca
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I saw Jesus
Outside a supermarket, someone asking for help interrupts the rush and reminds me that we never fully know who stands before us.
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I do not envy you
Fame, wealth and millions of followers are many people’s dream. I wonder what remains of the freedom to live an ordinary day.
Open the pageIf the breeze were your caress
A 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 pageDeath brought into focus
“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 pageThe empty place in the world
A 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 pageA Place for You, Too
A 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 pageHealthy Hypocrisy
We 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 pageWhen a rule forgets its purpose
An 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 pageDo I really love you?
Trust 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 pagePolled or persuaded?
Every day another poll tells us what we think. But what if learning the majority view also changed our own?
Open the pageThree apples cannot make a pear
Bringing capable people together is not enough: creating something new takes complementary perspectives and a willingness to learn.
Open the pageA favourable wind and a chosen direction
“No wind is favourable to a sailor who does not know where he is going.”
— Lucio Anneo Seneca
Open the pageI saw Jesus
Outside a supermarket, someone asking for help interrupts the rush and reminds me that we never fully know who stands before us.
Open the pageI do not envy you
Fame, wealth and millions of followers are many people’s dream. I wonder what remains of the freedom to live an ordinary day.
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The spreadsheet-cell syndrome
A figure does not match the spreadsheet, prompting an urgent call to someone dealing with an actual malfunction. Which problem comes first?
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The School Caretaker's Son
A 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?
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Marketing: The Same School
From TV sales pitches to call centres and short-term rentals: recognising how an offer becomes urgent and reclaiming the freedom to choose.
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Words Change, but Naming Dignity Is Not Enough
Respectful words matter, but without protections, accessibility and concrete actions, dignity risks becoming just a formula.
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The Duty of the Media
From football to gossip, a reflection on the cultural value of media: not just chasing ratings, but opening new horizons for curiosity.
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Life After Work
Keeping work separate from the children's lives can leave a family free. Retirement makes room to write without deadlines, while remembering Stefania.
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Letter to the legislator: responsibility without control
Receipts to keep, intermediaries to supervise, and information the State already holds: a letter asking that duties follow the real power to act.
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Sentences in the mirror: the art of antimetabole
From Seneca to Kennedy: how the A–B / B–A reversal works, why it stays with us, and why the sources of memorable lines matter.
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The distance between those who fight and those who decide
“Wars are fought by people who kill one another without knowing one another, for the interests of people who know one another but do not kill one another.”
— Attribuita a Pablo Neruda
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We do not choose what happens, but we choose how to respond
“We cannot choose what will happen in life. We can only choose what to do when it does.”
— John Reese
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It’s not your fault; the game is too difficult
A childhood table football joke prompts a reflection on defeat, irony and respect: losing a match does not make us losers, and someone better can help us grow.
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Influencers, consumption and freedom of choice
“An influencer is a lazy fool who makes money off wealthy fools who cannot even choose their own pair of foolish shoes.”
— Vittorio Sgarbi
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Rich People Talking About the Poor
Can wealthy people speak about poverty? A reflection on the distance between words, experience and responsibility, without reducing credibility to income.
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Deception has a limit: time
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
— Tradizionalmente attribuita ad Abraham Lincoln
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Two Accusations Do Not Make a Truth
Accusing each other does not establish the facts. A reflection on the responsibility to support our claims, listen and distinguish people, accusations and truth.
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Walking side by side
“Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.”
— Albert Camus (attribuzione incerta)
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The Mouse Paper
A child's remark reveals the gap between paperwork and reality: certificates, scores and procedures matter only when they help us recognise real skills and risks.
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Chatter and wooden snuffboxes
A Neapolitan proverb prompts a reflection on promises, boasting and credibility: words have weight when actions stand behind them.
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When the Name Matters More Than the Book
A famous name can sell a book, but is that enough to make it valuable? A reflection on celebrity, expertise and the freedom to choose what we read.
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Making Mystery Understandable
“The aim of every activity of the intellect is to reduce mystery to something understandable.”Open the page
I Want the Great Blek Back
From childhood comics to today’s public figures: a reflection on our need for examples of courage, loyalty and care, without giving up the diversity of stories and families.
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When Numbers Mislead: The Manager Who Confuses Forecasts, Results and Emergencies
An essay on how evaluation systems can confuse accounting accuracy, real efficiency and the ability to handle emergencies.
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Fear of Pain and the Courage to Pursue Our Dreams
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.”Open the page
Fathers, Power and Finding Places for Their Children
Helping a child is natural. Using your position to reserve opportunities for them is another matter. A reflection on privilege, merit and independence.
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Anvil and Hammer
When life strikes, we need strength and courage; when we have opportunity and power, generosity and mercy. Two different seasons, the same responsibility.
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What We Have Loved Is Not Lost
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. […] All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”Open the page
The Shepherd
From a village saying to fifteen everyday situations, Papy reflects on the difference between prudence and opportunism, recalling a promise his son once made.
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Our Mistakes Are Our Signature
“Our mistakes are our signature. We all follow the rules in much the same way; the mistakes we make are uniquely ours.”Open the page
Generous with Other People’s Money
Papy reflects on those who demand sacrifices from others without bearing the cost: money, time, war and the responsibilities we cannot delegate.
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The Dignity of Work
“A person called to sweep streets should do it with the same care Michelangelo brought to painting, Beethoven to composing, and Shakespeare to poetry. The streets should be swept so well that everyone in heaven and on earth would…Open the page
When a Mistake Becomes a Lesson
“Before remorse consumes us little by little, we should remember that any mistake we have made matters less than the lesson we draw from it.”Open the page
I Love Your Work, Not Your Private Life
Admiring an artist or a champion does not mean wanting to know about their private life. Papy reflects on gossip and the attention we owe the people close to us.
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Daring and Difficulty
“It is not because many things are difficult that we do not dare to do them; it is because we do not dare to do them that they are difficult.”Open the page
Serenity and What Does Not Matter
“The soul can live in complete serenity, provided it remains indifferent to what is indifferent.”Open the page
Misleading with Numbers
Papy reflects on numbers that shape our judgment: totals, averages, percentages and comparisons can be accurate while leaving out decisive context.
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The Logic of Love
A reflection first written at twenty-two becomes, through a life shared with Stefania, the story of a fully reciprocal love: a love kept alive through daily care. Even after loss,…
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Spend While You’re Alive, Not After You’re Gone
Papy 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.
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Gambling Is a Luxury, Not a Way Out
Papy reflects on gambling through personal experience, household finances, addiction and the odds of winning, with Italian and global figures and sources readers can check.
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Even When the Donkey Is Dead
Two remarks at a billiard table prompt Papy to reflect on the stories we tell about ourselves: celebrating wins, acknowledging setbacks and protecting private life without turning…
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Does the Majority Win?
A majority can decide, but the number of people who agree does not automatically make a choice right. Papy reflects on voting, rights, dissent and personal responsibility.
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The Proportional Half
Sharing the cost does not always mean paying the same amount. Papy reflects on means, effort and reciprocity: supporting those in need without taking for granted those already doi…
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Mum Wants Us There Every Sunday
‘It means so much to Mum’ is not enough to explain why she always prepares lunch. Papy reflects on freedom, unseen work and reciprocity: parents, too, can enjoy being guests.
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The Right Time
Having many interests is not enough: we must make time for what makes tomorrow possible. Papy reflects on study, passions, promises and respect for those who want to build a life…
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If I Don’t Get the Pay Rise, I’m Leaving Pissed Off
Going into a conversation with a clear goal, without mistaking praise for results. Papy reflects on persuasive words, firmness and the right to remain dissatisfied without refusin…
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The Price of Not Knowing
A blunt saying about the price of not knowing becomes an invitation to learn, ask questions and listen: a way to face life better prepared, without being ashamed of what we do not…
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Sacrifice?
The company owner’s son on the factory floor, poverty experienced by choice and a question about the death of Jesus: a reflection on effort, safety nets and losses that cannot be…
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The Son Who Stayed
Forgiving those who return must not make us forget those who stayed. Papy reflects on the prodigal son, everyday faithfulness and gratitude towards the people who share our lives.
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The Beauty of a Thoughtful Surprise
A surprise can mean remembering a wish, listening to someone who is overlooked, or offering trust where suspicion prevails. A reflection on thoughtful gestures that leave somethin…
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Wanting a Better Life Without Using Someone
Wanting security and comfort does not shock me. What hurts is the deception of wanting every advantage of a relationship while treating the person who makes them possible as an ob…
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Is More Always Better? The Measure of Things
The old advice to err on the side of abundance is often prudent, but it is not an absolute truth. The better choice depends on what can still be corrected without losing what cann…
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Before You Take Your Life, Tell Papy
A phrase from Papy and the promise it held: being able to share even the hardest pain, be heard without judgement and seek help together.
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One Person’s Free Time, the Other’s Work
While one person pursues their passions, who takes care of everything left behind? A reflection on leisure in a relationship, invisible sacrifices and making room for the other pe…
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If You Want Something, Ask
A lift in the rain, a coffee at breakfast: sometimes an unspoken wish becomes a reproach. Asking clearly and listening with care can change the way we live together.
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The Shirt and the “Don”
Improving our circumstances is an achievement; mistaking what we possess for what we are is a small tragedy of the ego. Dignity does not come from a shirt, and respect cannot be d…
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When Talent Meets a Need
Passion gives colour to life; a skill becomes work when it meets a real need. Yet a person’s worth will always be greater than their professional usefulness.
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Preparing for Tomorrow Without Ceasing to Live Today
Preparing for the future does not mean giving up the joy of youth, just as staying young at heart does not mean living without foresight. A reflection on responsibility, freedom a…
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Papy’s Sayings
“Passions can always be nurtured, whereas, in order to work, what you know how to do must be useful to someone.”Open the page
The Value of Being Yourself
“Everyone is born an original, but many die as photocopies.”Open the page
Staying When Leaving Would Be Easier
Not every crisis means that love has ended. A reflection on faithfulness as a daily choice, responsibility towards children and a sincere attempt to reconnect, without confusing c…
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The quiet value of a promise kept
Keeping one’s word is one of the most concrete ways to give others security.
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To the three of you
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