«We leave to return», writes Dacia Maraini. And the return home is always a complex web of emotions, encounters, rediscovered affections, and new awareness. The publisher of the L'Unione Sarda group Sergio Zuncheddu returned to his Burcei to present "Buongiorno SarDegna", in which he draws the picture of a possible development, finally free from economic dependence, without external conditioning. A necessary dawn, a redemption whose guidelines Sergio Zuncheddu outlines in the volume. There was an immediate sense of gratitude towards the community to which he belongs: «I always feel indebted to my country - he immediately clarified - because the values that I have assimilated here have guided me, for better or for worse, in who I am, and they made me get to this point." A much awaited meeting, highlighted the mayor Simone Monni: «The great participation of the citizens confirmed the feelings of the day before». A community that discussed its future and the fate of the entire island.
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The meeting, moderated by the director of L'Unione Sarda, Emanuele Dessì, turned into a collective debate to which the book gave impetus. The parish hall like an agora. A community moment, a fruitful exchange of ideas. In the pages, not even so much against the light, the roots emerge: «There is a lot of Burcei in this book», states the author, visibly moved. There is a familiar figure, like grandfather Giuseppi known as Babay, an authoritative and charismatic man, who shows the way and warns that resignation is harmful and produces dependence and submission. There are tales from the hearth, fueled by the wisdom of the elderly, "pieces of real life", images of childhood that resurface in the pages of the book. The past is not a "foreign land" for Zuncheddu, who recalled it to underline how useful it could be to know it today, so as not to repeat the mistakes made and free oneself from external conditioning. A past considered grandiose is recalled. «We started well. The Nuragic civilization generated a thriving Sardinia, for then. There were means, planning capacity and intelligence to build thousands of Nuragic monuments. They built boats, sailed in the Mediterranean and bartered their products in the landing places, in a lively context of economic and cultural exchanges. We were a people projected outwards, masters of their destiny." A lost history, which today appears reversed. Where there was strength and authority, today there is submission and dependence. Thus aggressive "takers" (as the author defines them) reach Sardinian soil, new dominators who continue to influence every development project. «Now we are being surrounded by the "lords of the wind", whose exploits are described in our newspaper's investigations, who bring us wind farms that devastate the landscape, our main wealth. The territory of Burcei is also at risk, the “Su Entosu” valley could end up in the sights of these gentlemen." Addressing the young people of his country, he said: «Take your destiny into your own hands, which is the destiny of the entire island. Don't give up. Indulge your dreams. Let your aptitudes and aspirations triumph, even if mothers ask you to aim for a "safe place" in some public institution. Mothers are always right except, sometimes, if you are not convinced that you are chasing security and not resourcefulness. Listen to yourself and decide about your life. I did it".
