A realization of his conditions, of his attitude towards his ex-girlfriend, then the murder of Giulia Cecchettin that led him to reflect on himself, on his emotions towards his ex, on those "small things that are anything but small" that can go through men's minds.
So he took pen and paper and wrote a letter directly to Giulia, apologizing "for our umpteenth failure". Filippo - this is the name of the young man who signed the letter - left the two pages written in blue ink, among the flowers placed on the girl's grave in the cemetery of Saonara, in the province of Padova. Andrea Camerotto, Giulia's uncle, found them, Corriere del Veneto reports today, and posted them on Facebook.
"There are men - Camerotto writes - who understand and rightly examine themselves to be real men. Thank you Filippo".
"During the period when your story started to be talked about on TV - the boy writes to Giulia - I was still writing to my ex for whom I still had feelings. In the days she started to ignore me and so, since Filippo Turetta was often talked about as being obsessive towards you, I decided to look inside myself and reflect on my situation".
"In these situations - the young man continues - it's very easy to come out with statements like 'I'm not like that' or 'we're not all monsters'. But I'm convinced that everything started from the small things, so small that sometimes we don't even realize it".
The author of the letter says he is grateful to Giulia's family for having stimulated him to reflect. "Some - he writes again - say that her death was useful... but how can a death be useful when these tragic events happen every day (almost) for years and the situation doesn't seem to change. The anger and sorrow that I personally feel towards these boys and men is great... but am I really so different? After all, many times we don't notice the small things - he concludes - a hug from an almost neighbor".
Under the post of Giulia's uncle, many post comments of appreciation for the letter and its author: "Having created awareness in a young man even if only one - writes Valentina - already represents a step towards change". "Fortunately in this world there are people who reflect - adds Claudia - and I must say that there are still people who have a heart". "Someone luckily understood" writes Michela. But even the males were struck: "There are also real men" writes Giacomo, while Diego confesses: "I'm also writing a couple of letters, thoughts to Giulia and all of you. You are always in my heart".
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