Le Parole e il Silenzio

Non il solito ciclo di incontri, passerella di personaggi più o meno illustri, poca sostanza, qualche polemica sull’attualità, un pizzico di vanità e di curiosità appagata. Avvertivamo il bisogno di qualcosa di nuovo, cercavamo occasioni per andare in profondità, andare oltre la luce dei riflettori, riscoprire l’immenso dono del dialogo e prima ancora dell’ascolto. Senza nessuna presunzione, senza la minima intenzione di salire in cattedra: però con tanta voglia di restituire valore alla forza delle parole genuine. E la voglia di portare in luoghi belli e importanti del nostro Casentino, persone con storie preziose da raccontare; un clima familiare, quasi intimo a dispetto delle centinaia di persone, alimentato con il sorriso e discorso pacato; l’idea di non lasciarsi senza qualche altra parola per proseguire, tornando a casa, con una riflessione non scontata o una buona lettura.

Ci siamo appassionati, abbiamo sentito di fare qualcosa di utile. Quanto basta per proseguire questo nostro viaggio, ancora alla ricerca di altri doni di umanità. Dandoci ogni anno appuntamento al nuovo, come si fa tra amici, sicuri che insieme potremo ritrovarci là dove le parole hanno un altro sapore e sanno farsi aiutare dal silenzio per indicarci cosa davvero ci sia di autentico, di essenziale.  

Come si può vedere dall’elenco che segue, sono tanti gli ospiti che abbiamo avuto la fortuna di ascoltare. Ci sono testimoni privilegiati che la fama ha reso particolarmente visibili all’opinione pubblica, poi ci sono anche testimoni non conosciuti ma appassionati, che sanno trasmettere pensieri ed emozioni attraverso il lavoro quotidiano su ciò che hanno saputo sviluppare per capacità intrinseche e coltivate. Noi abbiamo avuto la fortuna di incontrare gli uni e gli altri, di condividerne le professionalità mai disgiunte da un grande senso di responsabilità. Le nostre scelte, non certo facili, mirano a persone di valore più che a personaggi, a veri e propri compagni di viaggio.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Grazie dunque ai nostri ospiti e al nostro pubblico che per due ore rinunciano al consumismo e al diluvio di parole del nostro tempo, per recuperare un’occasione di incontro autentico.

In questo fotomontaggio ci sono tutti gli ospiti de “le Parole e il Silenzio” dal 2007 ad oggi: con le loro parole hanno saputo rompere il silenzio del bel Casentino con delicatezza e passione. Li ringraziamo con stima e riconoscenza.