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Nelle piccole cose

Mi sono spesso interrogato negli ultimi tempi su come sia possibile leggere l'intervento di Dio nella storia dell'uomo. La risposta l'ho trovata: nelle piccole cose, nelle cose quotidiane e insignificanti. In esse si rivela l'uso che l'uomo ne fa, di come egli si rapporti al mondo, solo nel rapportarsi al mondo attraverso l'uso quotidiano delle cose l'uomo coglie la sua essenza. Dice bene Primo Levi in "Se questo è un uomo": [...] consideri ognuno, quanto valore, quanto significato è racchiuso anche nelle più piccole nostre abitudini quotidiane, nei cento oggetti nostri che il più umile mendicante possiede: un fazzoletto, una vecchia lettera, la fotografia di una persona cara. Queste cose sono parte di noi, quasi come membra del corpo . In un campo di concentramento l'uomo perdute le piccole cose quotidiane, le sue abituni rapportate ad esse, è disumanizzato, ovvero allontanato dall'immagine di Dio che porta seco. Le piccole quotidiane cos...

Brother Matteo I

  Was he senseless? Only God may say that. For sure he was abject, weird, and vicious. In the end, a common character to be met. He was called “the professor”, although he hardly spent a day of his life in any sort of teaching. We are talking of Matteo Sartori, quite known in Bergamo before the so-called pandemic, whom after his death is still remembered in that town. He seemed versed in nothing, but he appeared to be devoted to all, instead. He died ingloriously in a hospice in the days of the pandemic. It was said he had passed away because of the virus, but in reality, he had other comorbidities. Although he had lived like a monk, he had been very capable to look after his worldly affairs. And in fact, after his death, it appeared he had millions of euros in his account. But without considering the final his life had been pure senselessness. He was married twice and had no sons. His first wife belonged to the Bergamo’s ancienne bourgeoisie. Antonella Panerai. She was a beauty, a...