You asked me to talk about a person who has been an important influence on my life. To that aim I chose to talk about Don Alberto Ravagnani. He is an Italian priest from Milan and I met him on social networks, in particular Instagram and YouTube, three years ago approximately. I’ve never met him personally, physically, but I managed to see his videos, read what he wrote on Instagram and I feel very inspired listening to him reading to his essays. So I chose to talk about this person because he inspired me, he changed me and helped me in my spiritual growth, even though I never met him physically. So he influenced very much my life because he let me leave my relationships with other people in a different way. He always underlined the importance of having friends, of helping them also when it may hurt them, hurt us. So now I feel very grateful to him because he really changed the way I live my life and he also taught me to donate my life to other people.
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You asked me to talk about a person who has been an important influence on my life. To that end, I chose to talk about Don Alberto Ravagnani. He is an Italian priest from Milan, and I met him on social networks, particularly Instagram and YouTube, approximately three years ago. I've never met him in person, but I have managed to see his videos and read what he wrote on Instagram. I feel very inspired listening to him read his essays. I chose to talk about this person because he inspired me, changed me, and helped me in my spiritual growth, even though I never met him in person. He has influenced my life significantly because he taught me to approach my relationships with other people differently. He always emphasized the importance of having friends and helping them, even when it may hurt us. Now, I feel very grateful to him because he truly changed the way I live my life, and he also taught me to dedicate my life to other people.
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