José Murgia proudly displays the distinction granted by the government ...
"He that lives to serve,
no good to live ..."
(Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
assist last Saturday at the recognition given by the government, perhaps, the most emblematic of the La Libertad region in three recent decades: José Murgia Zannier.
The Peruvian government gave at a rally, the Order of Merit for Distinguished Service in the rank of Grand Cross.
The ceremony was attended by military policy makers, religious and passionate audience that, at times, repeatedly shouted his name.
was a deserved tribute to those who, on all fronts, including private, revealed its projection of service to the community without the slightest interest personal.
The award ceremony, as he himself confessed, he was forced to break a tradition that has prevailed since the first time he took the mayor of the provincial municipality of Trujillo.
Contrary provisions of the protocol, never agreed to carry the band that follows the regional and municipal authorities. Just received the medal.
was enough. He said the cross band that is placed on the chest is only the President of the Republic.
show that simplicity and humility that marked and identified throughout his life.
A value rarely cultivated by the common people and inherited from his parents who taught him to have devotion to work and respect for others, as personal statements.
Another of the revelations of his acceptance speech was in reference to someone who asked about the secret to getting re-elected so many times.
- I'll tell you a great truth. Everything came out of nowhere. I'm sure if I would have proposed, would not have gotten ...
words that sum up the spirit of modesty as possible.
However, the most remarkable came at the end of his speech. When he said that life put in this way and with the help of his family found the taste to the service.
- I checked when I saw the smile of a villager who calls for something you need and finds that his problem has been resolved.
Then, while hiding his emotion he said: serve is a blessing and if the service is a shared, is a double blessing ...
are your own words. Do not add or suppress anything. And, if so, we have no more to add:
Dear Pepe: Then, you are blessed ...!
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