People born into a family of poor peasants at the beginning of the century, in Cernusco or anywhere else in Italy, could not dream of having the moon: their choices were extremely limited, which meant that they had a “destiny.” Today almost everyone has many alternatives, and can aspire to anything whatsoever—with the consequence that no one is any longer “predestined” to anything. Perhaps this is why people are more and more disorientated and uncertain about the meaning of their lives.
