"I identified with Filippo's parents several times, also because they are very rational, they have all my understanding, I would give them a hug; I can't judge them, they are experiencing a bigger drama than mine. I will try to smile again, there I've already succeeded, I have fantastic friends and children; they will have more difficulty, they will always be the parents of a murderer. They have my full understanding."
Thus Gino Cecchettin at the Objective 5 initiative at La Sapienza.
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"I hope this applause is for Giulia: I couldn't hold back the tears when I entered, because she was a student like you. She was a fantastic girl, I thought about writing a book so that Giulia's memory would remain, she always captured the essence of love, altruism towards anyone who had the slightest need, from the family to those who had difficulties, he did his best, he wanted to be useful. The book is for Giulia to stay", said Gino Cecchettin welcomed by warm applause for the Objective 5 initiative underway at the Wisdom of Rome.
A warm hug to Cecchettin also came from Emma Bonino, connected to the initiative: "I hug him and greet him, I will continue this, which is a battle of civilization".
For the students, Gianluca, a representative, spoke: "We are the future, without us the world cannot move forward. Now it's our turn", the boy said among other things.
"An ordinary day - said Gino Cecchettin - became the last day with my daughter, lived like every day: we go on autopilot, we all have to do many things and we don't pay attention to the precious seconds we live next to our children. I don't remember anything about that Saturday except when I started wondering, where is my daughter? Why isn't she coming back? Life must be lived constantly paying attention to the smallest details, this is what I learned. We should savor every second, every day, from when we get up."
"I have always defined Giulia as the perfect daughter. And therefore everything was allowed for me, in fact it was she who acted as father's guardian, advising me what to do for the family management. I gave him maximum trust, maximum freedom, also being afraid of invading his spaces I had given her some advice, told her to be more determined in closing the story but she was always a nurse. I ask myself: is it right to do as I did or should a parent be a little more intrusive? I think Giulia wanted to say something but she was afraid of hurting his father and sister", continued Cino Cecchettin.
"The messages I received hurt, I had to hear them, I had to dismantle this protection towards me who had so many yes thoughts. If I had known I would have acted, I would have gone to talk to Filippo, I could have done something.
The professionals told us that it would probably have been it ended like this anyway," he added.
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