Italian Farewell to a hero of our century. Christmas Morea. An article not to forget Francesca Valentini

When Edmondo de Amicis in 1888 wrote the wonderful book Heart, the whole world and of course also our beautiful country were moved by beautiful feelings and values were the greatest wealth that a man could take with them not only in the heart. The book represented the Unity tomorrow of Italy and its characters were loved and imitated not only the youth, to whom the book was dedicated, but also by families who had well-loved civic virtues, love of country, the spirit of sacrifice and heroism. Now all this is far, perhaps light years and who reads the book Heart does so with a nostalgic spirit, knowing that is unlikely to meet live characters so or read their stories on the news of the newspapers yet even in our so selfish century, significantly towards the future, there was a man who paid with his life for his act of heroism and whose history should never be forgotten. Mr. Natale Morea was born in Massafra in the province of Taranto 59 years ago. Soon will emigrate to the north to escape the prejudices of those who, even today, standings and marginalizes persons based on sexual orientation. Christmas In Milan he began working in a jewelery factory but when this ended, he moved to Rome and started for him the ordeal. He will live a tramp through the nights in the open in the area Ostiense Station outcast, alone, poor. Despite discrimination Mr. Claus not resigned to suffer in silence now, and one night, 4 to save girls from a robbery, It is savagely beaten by two thugs Romans. The news spreads in the newspapers and hospital Christmas, with a shattered skull and broken bones, receives visits not only of the four girls, but also the current mayor. put the hospital He receives a gold medal for civil valor, a house in the outskirts of Rome and also the family gets closer to this man wonderful and selfless. It would seem a book Heart with the final redemption of a righteous man and a society that applauds the old values found. It would be nice if it were so, and if the authorities were really close men like himself when the spotlight (alas) go off, but life does not It is a fairy tale and the ending of this story is not a happy ending. Mr. Natale Morea died on May 17 in his native Massafra for the aftermath of the violent beating of two years prim, guilty only of not having “done their deeds”. At the funeral, only a few family members and friends. The four girls, the mayor they are soon forgotten him and have not attended his funeral merely Simply put the fact that the press immediately published as “Last tribute” to a great hero that leaves us. To me it is only a bitter taste. Because the Christmas death, forgotten hero of our century, our politicians did not attend his funeral? Heroes do not fall only in war, but they die forgotten and alone on the streets of our cities.