I rebel!

I’ve never been for the Imperium, nor for the First Order, I don’t like dictators and order and everyone knows I am quite untidy. I’ve never thought I would need to become a rebel, either: I refuse to get used to this state of things, to get used to live without social contact, without music, without sport, without affections and without travelling.
Let’s tell it straight: I rebel. One year has passed.
I rebel because there is no way I am getting used to that, I am sad like the first day and it’s a shame to feel otherwise, it would be a loss of humanity in a desolate soul.
I rebel because I won’t let the kids believe that this is the normality: I go on telling stories of trips and holidays, of foreign countries, of different languages and interesting people, of trains, flights and roads because they need to remember that there is life also outside Warmbronn and it’s very fascinating.
I rebel because with us singing is allowed, cuddling too, dancing of course. Youtube is a big resource of concerts, people jumping and sweating together, which is important and empowering.
I rebel because I still believe that the individual working alone has many limits and discussion is healthy and a great richness. I rebel because I still believe that friends are the most important thing in life.
I rebel because I have a list of people I will hug strongly and with as much affection as they deserve: women who are mothers with the soul of young girls and the heart of good friends, friends who can relate to approaching their 40s while enjoying some moments of irresistible teenage mutation, singers loud but in harmony, correctly grasping the tones and sometimes trilling for the joy of it and for a good laugh on the director’s face, the three Artemidis with their bikes, my parents and a bunch of distant relatives in Italy, some old and new friends I miss very much.
Even if I believe that the illness is a real threat, even if I wear my mask, even if I keep my 2m distance, even if I hope to get a vaccine soon: I rebel because, no matter how much time we spend surviving to it, loneliness it’s not a healthy habit.