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Though I might run a high risk of rushing towards ordinary places, I would like to express my gratitude to some people, not for the sake of a mere compliment or to remind them how valuable their cooperation has been, but to keep them in my heart forever.

To begin with, to my children. Their constant company, their love and their understanding have been the support of my life. Likewise, my constant goal has been to look after them and ensure their welfare. But like any parents I must have failed in some cases and though they might have been many or a few, I have always had the feeling that I should do something more for them. However, I have always done my best. But, I promise to go on doing even more. In every single event I intend to compensate for all those circumstances in which I might have hurt them. In spite of the fact that many of those events were inevitable, my sense of guilt is also inevitable.

Most probably, not only have my children been hurt along my way. I would like to apologize to them all sincerely. But it has happened that the events in my life have been meteoric and eventually I have not had time to smooth them, one by one, according to the decisions taken by the time...

To my parents. I want to thank them not only for their permanent presence but for their unlimited teaching as well. Neither did they dedicate to education a fixed place nor a fixed time. Their task was always done without warning, but so clearly that many of their beneficial effects have extended up until nowadays in such a way that I have mentioned them in many sheets in my book. For all this I am grateful to them since their cultural legacy will last and live in the next generations of my family and the families of those who know me.

To my grandchildren. I wish them a lot of happiness, the same I wish my children and I also hope they will keep their eyes, their ears and their hearts wide open to learn as much as their parents or even more.

To Marcela. She is my partner and my friend. I am grateful to her for her determination and honesty, for her great and incomparable human qualities and for having charged with the translation of my book from Spanish into English with great enthusiasm. But indeed I have got many more personal and major reasons to be grateful to her. After such a long way I have luckily met the person I have been dreaming of. Her labour, dealing with my personality, has not been easy, I am afraid. She has witnessed disputes of different types, she has been able to understand and interpret me by giving me confidence in my points of view. She has also discussed with me and in all the cases she has accompanied me with her good and kind heart.

To my sister, Livia. I would like to express my fraternal affection for her being so supportive with me always. I want to thank her for her willingness to solve the gaps which occurred in my mind while writing my book.

To Alberto Miramontes. I want to express my gratitude to him for listening to me and asking me eagerly again and again about everything in order to understand me better and accurately. This enabled him to register all the information and write my story.

Finally to all those who want to have a better country. I invite you all, from the bottom of my soul, to take part in making our country an endless field of opportunities, with your constant and honest work. Then our children’s migration and even our own one will stop being an option.

With sincere gratitud,

Michael Bornaschella