I have a heart problem and I was invited to go to Pontresina (Switzerland) for a week vacation with my University friends. However, I will not be able to go on the vacation because of my condition. I am not destroyed by this; I want to give someone else the possibility of living the same experience that I had three years ago, the one that seized me in a university classroom and that even today sustains me in my present circumstances. I can do this by providing financial support. There are thousands of things I cannot do: I cannot play sports. I cannot breathe well. I used to be able to study for many more hours but now I have to do less. Even if I can only study for four hours, I’ll do that and then Another will take care of the rest. What surprises me during all of this is that everyone always tries to find a solution to my problem. We are great activists; we try to do everything ourselves. Then, one comes to the realization that life is in His hands: it is He who keeps me on my feet and who has a project, a path that is only made for me and that passes through the people who have been placed beside me. We can find Him anywhere: in Pontresina, at the Rimini Meeting, at the University, in every instant, even in a hospital bed! Certainly it is up to us to answer, “yes” or “no”. A “yes” launches us forward. A “no” closes us up.

Giulia