I've never seen anything more delicate and resistant than a seed. Seeing flowers grow between the cracks in the walls or come out stubbornly in the asphalt or even adapt to deserts, all this expresses the strength of life and resistance. And it is thanks to this unconditional determination that every human being continues his adventure on earth, to live a life worthy of this name.
The seeds to settle on the ground freely, rely on the wind and birds, then the air, water and sun give them life and growth. Words are like seeds; they are placed free on a white sheet and create a new paradigm, often without the knowledge of those who sow them. It is a symbol of continuity between the past and the future because it carries with it the plant that we do not yet see, but which will be.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Thus began the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 1948. From that day on, no one could imagine that the Declaration would plant a seed in the protection of human rights that would grow to become universal. Its content already at birth contained references to the Declaration of Human Rights and the Citizen of 1789 and the American Declaration of Independence. From then on it has itself become the foundation for the drafting of the two successive pacts: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
There are many fundamental human rights, the principles that govern them refer to peace, dignity, equality. Each of us must commit himself to the concreteness of daily action to reaffirm the value of the human person. The construction of a better future must necessarily become a collective event, a shared action and not a solitary act.
The binomial nature-culture is also fundamental to prevent and counter the manifestations of hatred that proliferate when personal dignity is violated.
We need a future, a future to be written with words that become seeds and circulate freely.
Annalisa Nicastro
Cover by Carlotta Patrizi
C/O Società Dante Alighieri 
