Mestre, Italy - September 2023 - On Sunday 24 September, at the Don Bosco house in Mestre, about a thousand young people gathered for the first Meeting of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) for the 2023-24 pastoral year. The meeting involved several witnesses who recounted their dreams, interspersed with artistic choreographies created by the young people from the "SYM Play" group,  and how they are in some way realising them. The initial choreography, which represented young people dreaming, was accompanied by three representatives of "MGS Sound" from Turin, who explained how their musical project was born, and is capable of involving an entire Province in making the musical talents of each one available. For the second choreography, which represented the construction of a ladder inviting young people to climb up it in order to see beyond the horizon, a young SYM leader spoke. He had a five-month missionary experience in Peru with Operation Mato Grosso last year, serving the poorest. Then finally, the last choreography, with the ladder turning into an altar, staged how God's dreams find fulfilment. For this last stage, Fr Matthew Rupil spoke about his situation as a blind person who felt called by God to become a Salesian and a priest. Fr Rupil then celebrated the Eucharist on that same altar, and invited the young people to trust God and walk the path of dreams. The day continued with dances, games and informal gatherings imbued with the Salesian charism. Around 150 young people were involved in organising the event.