The Advice Dear Luigi, As I craft these words, I know two would suffice – thank you You know me, I tend to ramble. I have always loved the sound of our chats As I think about it, I have always loved the sound of everything And when sounds became confused, the world became less engaging I stopped playing tennis, watching films, going dancing, and in the end I even stopped talking to you Luckily, you did not. You persevered, and for a moment I could hardly stand it I did not want to remember that I was not myself any more Thank you for having talked to me. Thank you for having convinced me to give the hearing aid a try Thank you. It is never too late to start again. Along with this letter I enclose a tape. It’s a compilation like the ones you and I used to put together All the sounds I now hear again, recorded one by one They are even better than I remember them. Listen to them when you have time, it’s so easy to take them for granted See you Sunday. Mario.