The right place

Raphael is sitting in the courtyard and smiling as he thinks of his plan to move to America.

He has big dreams and he’s not afraid to face changes, to be able to feel in the right place, free to express his feelings.

So I ask him which is the right place, and he replies: “The place where you can be happy.”

It seems crazy, but happiness often has to deal with the worst enemy: the unhappiness of others.

Raphael has understood this and as much as he loves his homeland, he has to move away from it, to give room to his emotions.

It takes courage, especially if one’s roots are linked to an arid place of happiness, either through cultural heritage or simply because one gets used to not being one.

And as often happens, Raphael’s American Dream later turns out to be much closer than he had imagined. Now he lives happily in Milan.

Oh yes, you never know where the pursuit of happiness can take you, but trust me, your heart knows it and is in the right place, if you want it, it will come.