Gianni... Arrivederci, bello... Who can explain? Who knows what this is all about? How can it be that someone can rise to the top of his field, be admired and loved by millions, change the world in such a grand and beautiful way...and then be extinguished like a candle in a second? Maybe you know now, wherever you are. Maybe you see the big picture from your perspective and understand. Maybe... When the devil can't win, he cheats. The flow of love and beauty that you brought to the world was stopped today. While it is true that countless other people around the world also died today, the fact that your light shone so brightly causes a major black-out in the world. I am as sad for the world as I am for you. We should have enjoyed the light for much, much longer... Why? Why does one person kill another? What sense is there in this kind of death? So now, Mr. Killer, wherever you are...how do you feel? Is it how you thought you would? Do you enjoy self-mutilation? When you hurt others, you hurt yourself. Putting out a light causes darkness for everyone, including you. Why do you prefer the dark? Have you ever seen the light? Yes, you have, and you put it out today. You must feel pretty powerful now. Whatever your motive, it still doesn't make sense, and I hope you get to understand that. What you did is a major insult to humanity, and that includes everyone, believe it or not, even you. If only you'd understand that you are a part of a whole. That you are a cell in the body of the earth. That what you did today is like poking your own eyes out. Do you understand? Killing others is killing yourself. It doesn't matter whether society judges that you be put to death...as so many wish...you already did that to yourself. Whether you are caught or not...whether you are killed or not...you are already dead...And you know it. Your soul is dead. But Gianni's soul is alive...you just put out the light here on earth. His name lives on...his spirit lives on. The people who loved him still do...you haven't changed that. For years to come, people will remember Gianni Versace with love...and that means he lives forever. So you see, you really didn't accomplish much, did you? You lost your soul for nothing. The devil cheated you too. Arrivederci, Gianni...be well, wherever you are. Maybe you understand what this is all about...Maybe. Carmen Colombo |