06/12/2010 - Gogo died Nov. 5 because of a degenerative disease. Growing up in Calcutta by the Sisters of Mother Teresa, is adopted by Thomas and Marina. That "leave love", at a farewell full of "thank you"
A photo of Govinda.
A month after the public death of what my father said on the day of the funeral, rebuilt on notes and memory of some present. A simple proof of the precious gift that was Govinda for his family, and who, through parents' brothers and friends knew him, maybe even for a few minutes.
" Govind That was an adventure story, dramatic, beautiful and mysterious. and questioning this mystery these days I was set in heart of the image, indelibly, on Friday, the day of death: all my family on their knees, weeping and praying around the bed of Govinda that left us. Here is an initial response, a first piece of that mystery: Govinda, living like a lantern, held together with my family. Then in that same image I saw a small patriarch who, from his deathbed, with his eyes as a child laid on us even though half hidden by a mask with oxygen is not suitable for her small face, saying, I have supplied of love to this day, I will continue to do so later. This is not to torment you want to talk, but of gratitude. And I have to say many thanks.
First Lord of life thanks to you, you have called into existence Govinda, Govinda without you there could be. Thou hast drawn a destiny full of surprises, written with lots of crayons, with many people. And we've also said again through him Your preferred system, your makeup for you to find: You hide the most precious gems of your creation in casings recently, poor, weak, sick. Tegument often rejected. As he told the sister orphanage in Calcutta with my wife Marina: Do not take a healthy child, take one of those who no wants.
Thanks to Madonna, that in all these years, full of problems and tribulations, that is not missed, and also full of joy and happiness, there has never failed anything, has taken my whole family under its protective mantle. I want to thank you here in this church dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Caramel, Our Lady of Traspontina of which are devoted because it is my parish. And, you know, that Govind had an appearance of this venerated Madonna. Here I must add a thanks to Mario, a member of the Confraternity of the Scapular, which each year brings in a procession in the district of Borgo a beautiful statue of Our Lady. I can not forget that time Mario stopped the Madonna in my house because she saw from under Govind pointed out in my lap. And so Our Lady greeted us just outside the window, there is almost looked at each other and there was a spontaneous applause of the faithful in procession.
Govinda has had so many friends. We see it today in this church so full. But today we pray for him in various parts of the world, Buenos Aires, Jerusalem, Calcutta, in Milan (the day after I learned in Africa and China). I want to thank some of them: the chorus has softened this liturgy. The friends of the first hour - as our hostess Paola in the early days, When Marina and I had to work, brought his car to Gogo rehabilitation - and those last hours, as Don Mario, a priest we called Friday for the last rites, and he proposed instead of confirmation, thereby giving Govinda in a godmother in extremis as sister Elena the Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. And not only my many friends and Marina, but also of my children, who have always appeared as a medal Gogo el'hanno made known to all their friends, now I see that here. And thanks to you my colleagues and Marina, which in recent years I have often wondered how Gogo was that in these days I have inundated with text messages.
Govinda arrived in a large family, but was also surrounded by large families. So he had many relatives. Someone want to remember, the first two grandmothers grandmother Liliana who preceded him a few months ago going to make a guard of honor of the family in Paradise, and grandmother Klara, who is here, and shared until the last anxieties and joys of Govinda. Uncles jump them because they are too many, so the cousins.
I want to say a few words about the grandchildren instead of Govinda, cousins' children born in these twelve years and watched this strange child who did not grow, which remains the same as they get bigger every year, who did not eat by mouth like them, but through a tube, which in recent years also had a bit 'of a beard, but a smaller body size of their ; were initially fearful, some questions puzzled, then at the end Gogo has become a familiar presence for all on which poured their affection for children.
Finally thanks to my sister Margaret and her husband Maurice, Nicholas and Gigina of Gallipoli before the law for having made the commitment to deal with Govinda in the case of the death of his adoptive parents.
Govinda has had many mothers. Celeste that I've already thanked. I want to thank my mother carnal, I do not know. You have abandoned your child, certainly in agony, I do not know why, maybe the incurable disease, on the other hand in India with a social system so different from ours ... maybe more. Sure it cost you a lot. Thank you because you have not deleted, you have given to those who could do it live.
And here we have reached a powerful mother, the mother of many children, like Mother Teresa. Dear Mother, in these days of intense pain that I prayed so much and I asked her to pray because there was Govinda saved, I felt a bit 'conflict of prayer with you. In fact, I suspected that but you pray because you want to go play with him as they did last year of your life, when the orphanage Govinda had become a bit 'your mascot. And I imagined that Heaven was open to arbitration, as a prayer to win? Of course there was no arbitration and your prayers because you have won, Beata, you know the true good of the people and Govinda. A well that as a measure of the infinite Good and splitting exceeds, human criteria, even the good ones and of our sincere affection più profondi.
Ultima mamma è arrivata Marina, mia moglie. Questa parte della storia di Govindo è iniziata con te, nel novembre di 14 anni fa quando hai incontrato Govindo a Calcutta, dove ti aveva mandato il tuo direttore per un servizio su Madre Teresa. Da uno di quegli slanci del tuo cuore generoso, è fuoriuscito quello sguardo di intesa tra te e Govindo che è all’origine del suo arrivo nella nostra famiglia.
In appendice non posso non ringraziare i miei splendidi figlioli, la vice mamma Maria, la primogenita, che ha accudito il fratellino quando papà e mamma erano al lavoro e le donne erano di riposo; grazie alla assennata Angela che ha had the burden of making the bites of antibiotic in the frail little body of his little brother in recent days, we did not dare, she took courage in both hands and has made, thanks to Christine, who was the singer, photographer, dressed for the photos, and so it was a milliner for Gogo, thanks to Louis, the beloved companion of games.
Finally a double thanks to you, my son. You made me feel a Dad chose his son, set apart, you made me feel a better father than I was , you never spared a smile, I've been looking for with your arms, you 're still clinging al mio collo, anche quando non ero d’umore giusto. Mi hai reso, insieme coi tuoi fratelli, un papà felice. Il secondo grazie te lo preannuncio soltanto. La mia anima così appesantita da peccati, incoerenze, aridità, non può competere con la tua, così pura, limpida, innocente e perciò vicinissima a Dio. Però ho ancora una carta da giocare, sono tuo padre, mi devi l’obbedienza, ti chiedo perciò di aiutarmi a trasformare, d’ora innanzi, questo vuoto che mi annichilisce, che ci annichilisce, in qualcosa di buono, in una nuova forma di quel bene che tanto ci hai regalato. Tu sei un figlio buono e so che lo farai. E io allora verrò a dirti il mio secondo grazie, quello definitivo, di persona, quando Iddio vorrà».
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