Piero Angela, his son Alberto: “He taught me not to be afraid of death” – VIDEO
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16 August 2022 | 11.
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The words on the day of the funeral: “I seemed to have Leonardo Da Vinci at home”
“I thank who is here, who is at home, who is in the square, the media. I am used to going off the cuff, but in this situation you will understand my difficulty. For me this it’s a difficult speech, I think the people we love should never leave us, but it happens’ “. Alberto Angela said this in the hall of the Protomoteca before the opening to the public of his father Piero’s mortuary , who passed away on Saturday at the age of 93 years.
“So I would like to start from the last thing my dad did, his last speech that my sister and I have transcribed, and it looks like a speech at the end of the evening to friends. People leave but the feeling remains, it is transmitted over time, transforming itself into value and values remain forever. ‘he did not with words but with example, he taught me these days not to be afraid of death: he went through the greatest fear of human beings with a serenity that struck me. For me it will continue to live through books, broadcasts, jazz records, but also in all those kids who have hope in the future and seek excellence, in research actors who try to reach the goal despite all the difficulties, in all people who try to unite and not to disunite , in people who seek the curiosity and beauty of nature, those who seek to savor life. The legacy he leaves us all is important, and it is a legacy not physical or work, but of attitude in life: what he ultimately told us was ‘You do your part too’. And I’ll try to do mine “.
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“I had the distinct sensation of having Leonardo Da Vinci at home because I lived him as a son, as a colleague, as a normal person who found himself in front of a eclectic mind, a person capable of always giving the right answer, in any sector, from industrial to research. He had an ability to synthesize, to analyze and to find the right answer in a calm way that then made everyone agree. He loved an aphorism by Leonardo Da Vinci: ‘Since a well spent day gives a happy sleep, so a life well used gives a happy death’. I think he interpreted it to the end “, said the host.
” For him it was important in fact to have a life fills. And it is a suggestion that he gave to all of us: ‘Do like me, it will be easier to get to the end’. It is a teaching – highlights Alberto Angela – to love life, to cultivate all passions. That’s what he did: even if as a Turin he seemed very reserved, there was a fire inside, the fire of knowledge. He has made transmissions of all kinds, from economics to medicine. And he went through this last period with incredible serenity, I’ve never seen him in the throes of despair or sadness or pain “.
“A few years ago there were 16 years of the moon landing and I – says Alberto Angela – I insisted that we do something together and we made that episode. He has returned to the places where he had seen the Apollo take off . Once he even pulled out some photos. There was Armstrong. He had a lot of experiences. A filled life. This is very important. And it was one of the reasons why he left satisfied, like when he lifts us from a table after a beautiful dinner with his friends. He went through this last period with a rationality, down to earth as if it were an Apollo mission. When he learned that his time had come for him, he did a rough calculation of the time he would have left and did all the shows that are airing now of Superquark, another cycle. He also made a jazz record, going to record and going back. He had incredible strength. He made speeches to family members and then to you. After 24 hours he goes He has gone. This serenity was possible because he had a rational, scientific approach but also full of life and love “.
