“Dearest Friend”. TO 25 years old from the death of the doctor and servant of God Enzo Piccininihis figure will be remembered at Ridotto palacein Cesena, on June 13th. The appointment, at 21is promoted by the ecclesial movement of Communion and liberationwith the cultural center “Star field” and the foundation “helium Bisulli”, in addition to the patronage of Municipality of Cesena.
For the occasion they will be present in the city Pier Paolo Bellini, said Vidmerwith the last of Piccinini’s four children, Anna Rita.
During the meeting, testimonies will be heard from Marino Mengozzi And Andrew Alberti. Ahead of the evening, we heard from Dr Raffaele Bisulli of the San Lorenzino clinic in Cesena who was close to Piccinini for some time. «I met him – he remembers Bisulli – through my daughters who attended the CLU (CL university students) in Bologna, of which Piccinini was the head. With the nursing home, we began a collaboration on a surgical level. It didn’t have much space in Bologna.” Bisulli recalls a meeting in Cesena held by Piccinini a few months before his death. «He talked about his way of living his profession – he adds Bisulli – and he remembered that in a conference he had said that it was Don Giussani who had taught him everything about the medical profession. There was a great buzz at that congress.” Then the explanation: «he had taught him how to approach work, what human position to take: to put your heart into what you do.
The relationship with ultimate destiny.
In the freedom of those who live for something bigger.” A fact was very important for Piccinini, and he also explained it on that occasion, addressed in particular to the nurses: «It is essential not to be alone. And having a company that helps you correct yourself and keep that initial human position alive.”
Bisulli goes back to that in his memory evening remained intact in the mind. «She came from a very intense day. He was tired. He started at 9.30pm. He was moved by the desire to pass on what he had encountered. He told of a meeting with Rosy Bindi, Minister of Health at the time. Bindi said: we come from slightly different positions, but I would take her on my staff at the ministry. I saw in her, continued Piccinini, a position that helped us in human relationships.” His strength remained the education of young people. A very particular passion of his, as Bisulli also underlines.
«We had an appointment in Bologna – recalls doctor-entrepreneur -. I was with my wife Tonina. Piccinini was almost two and a half hours late because he received so many young people for interviews. I admire you for your patience – he told us as soon as he freed himself -. But I have a bit of a duty to educate.” Let’s be clear, Bisulli recalls, he was a tough guy, who didn’t mince his words. But if he got over that post-’68 outlook that always wants to be right, as Don Giussani told him, he «possessed a fascinating human richness. Enzo lived his life so that the human glory of Christ could be affirmed, as Don Giussani recalled at his funeral.
He hit his boys for this, but he hit us too.” Today, like then. Also thanks to testimonials of these 25 years.
