A Photograph and Its Story
This photograph was taken in February 2020, I did not realize that it had been taken. The first thing I did was print it out and put it in a safe place. I'm so glad I did that because the digital photography was lost. His name is Nicolas; he is a person with a disability and is in a situation of abandonment, from a very young age he has lived in the “Little Cottolengo” home, along with many other people. I spent all my summer helping and doing workshops as a volunteer for most of the people there, but not for Nicolas. I met him in the last days of January, because I went to visit his home, I brought bubbles and he loved them, from that moment we formed a very special connection. In the photo I'm blowing him a kiss and he is blowing me (I can't show his face because SENAME protects his identity), after having sung him a song. This photograph is very special, because Nicolas arrived in one of the worst moments, and he returned meaning to my life in every possible way. Due to...