Joe De Giorgio

These are words I hold dearly in my heart, with immense gratitude; words my father uttered the moment he held me for the first time, as his sixth child, in his arms. “Kemm stennejtek!” (“I eagerly awaited you!”). I did not come by mistake. I was not unwanted surplus. I owe my life to a previous generation which did not seek their self-interests first, but, fortified by their faith, were rather selflessly open to life. They provided me with all the love and attention I needed and continue to do so up to this day. Because love, true endless love, exists. I have seen it. I am the result of it. Thank you mama & papa.