Lucia Annibali | Restarting beyond the wounds
Lucia Annibali tells her story to Gonzaga Campus students
PALERMO – “To listen to others in order to be attentive and vigilant as social sentinels ready to help those who suffer.” This morning, Lucia Annibali said this during a meeting with Gonzaga Campus youths that took place in the institution’s library.
The woman, in April 2013, was scarred in the face with acid by a man who had not resigned to the breakup of their relationship, Once again, she found the strength to tell her story and answer the various questions of the high school boys and girls. Also speaking at the meeting were high school principal Giuseppe Pulvirenti and Daniela Palumbo, author of the book “The Future Waits for Me.”
“My story I would like it to be a tool to convey some messages to young people in schools,” said Lucia Annibali. “Precisely for this reason, I chose to write, a few years later, a second book to be able to enter into dialogue with you young people. I had to start from scratch to be able to put myself, little by little, back into the world. My challenge today is to move forward every day by engaging in social and cultural awareness.”
“During the years of that unhealthy relationship, I felt a great sense of loneliness, anger and frustration at not being able to find a way out,” he recounted further. Violence completely takes away your freedom.
Playing sports, I remember it helped me by giving me some satisfaction. The terrible violence came when I decided to say enough. After the attack, already in the hospital, despite the difficulties and suffering I had, I discovered all my strength and abilities that made me face my new life with commitment and sacrifices.” “Violence, first of all, must be recognized in order to understand how best to intervene. I am not the Lucia of many years ago but the Lucia who matured what happened. Asking for help is fundamental to those who can support you. It is not easy because violence is not always something immediately recognizable. Asking for help is important to get out of isolation. Each person has to come to terms with his or her own resources to figure out how to move forward in his or her life. My path to recovery has not been easy. My family has been very supportive. On my path I have met, so far, very positive people whom I have trusted. Despite my wounds, not only physical, that I carry inside, telling my story is a way to help so many other people.”.
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- CS di Serena Termini – Gonzaga Campus Palermo