be proud of it! I'm italian and I live in Italy (in Noviglio, near Milan). I love this story and I love to spread this message in my Community and with my friends
Great utube video. Hello Mamie and James Ciliberti from Laura Falcone, daughter of Frank Falcone, Toronto, Canada. I remember visiting you and Zia Cosatanza and really feeling the community that you speak about. Lots of love
So happy to watch this documentary about this amazing community. I spent time in Roseto as a child because my grandfather grew up there and would go back to visit his family at least once a year. I went back as a young adult when my great-aunt (Mary Figlio Diorio) died in the mid-70's. I am planning a trip with my family in July 2019 to visit our family in Roseto and experience the Big Time with my family. I remember going to the Big Time when I was a child.. an exciting memory I've never forgotten.
Today I brought my American friend, Steven, to visit Roseto Valfortore in Italy. In the city centre ( if we can call it in this way 😊) a cherished retired man explained a story about Roseto PA, Pansylvania and who created the town in America. And here I am, touched and happy.
So thinking about this more. I know of communities where there are three generations in one home. They also help each other as said about harvest time in this interview. But they fight like cats and dogs. I went to visit one of these homes not long ago and on my way saw two dogs on the street going at it. Later at the home the Mother in-law and the daughter in-law were doing the same. I mean it was crazy and I was shocked. I had to walk out. They came to me to talk about it (the husbands). I offered them suggestions..... I theorize that Roseto's health anomaly was due to maturity which was due to mediation. It would be great to dig into this and test my theory. The mediation of a family always seeks restoration - seeks what is right and fair. I seek to recreate this in my home. Why? I had chronic fatigue and chronic vertigo. I began by telling my kids when you see dad do something wrong tell him. When he excuses it get your sibling or mom and even one of our friends. Five years later and I am cured of fatigue and vertigo. I have not had an occurrence of either in over a year and a half. My kids know so well how to deal with conflict that they even exhort their teachers at school. A teacher told - by way of implication - a kid to go to hell. My daughter lovingly said to him that there is a better way and you should apologize to that kid. He refused we pushed the issue and the district looked into it and change occurred. Another teacher this year my daughter saw her belittling a kid two grads below hers and exhorted the teacher. Her initial response was "who are you to tell me?" But two days later she tracked her down came in and interrupted her class to thank her - something to the effect of "you were right and you helped me to know that". In this world a true peace maker will seem as a trouble maker to the simple and egotistical. The world knows and pursues a false peace. "A false peace is worse than war" Jesus said 34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." To me the application is: Did I see my father lie? Tell him rather than holding it in your heart. If he does not tell the truth tell him you will do it for him. He can be humble or he can be humiliated! Will he reply "I am your Father honor your father and your mother" This is manipulation. What greater honor is there than to help him with his mistake. And shall you honor your father over God? When honoring God and honoring your father are in conflict? Be loyal to fairness and you cannot go wrong. Yes you will have tribulation - this is why John the Baptist lost his head. There is no greater love than to lay down your life - even for an enemy. So John sought to love Herod. To not hide in his heart contempt for him but to tell the emperor "your naked bro!" People go to war for commerce and a false peace, but who will go for a true peace? The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. What a cost savings to commerce to cure all diseases by simply giving up pride, stubbornness, and rebellion!!! In fact it is a promise repeated over and over in scripture. If we pursue peace such as setting the captives free, we will flourish, we will have health, etc. Sad that there are NO christian communities that I have seen doing it. If there were they would not be sick and Roseto is proof that this is not just theory. Justice, mercy and faith!
The Rosetans seemed to feel blessed that they had been given the opportunity to move to their new country and improve their standard of living. Gratitude is perhaps good for the hearts of those who feel the emotion, and for the hearts of those who are the recipients of gratitude: the citizens of the host country. Immigrants with a huge sense of entitlement and emotional intelligence so low they can't feel gratitude for anything, are a curse to the host country and cause heart attacks and poor health in those unfortunate enough to have to live in close proximity to the blighters. Low emotional intelligence seems to go hand in hand with an increase in violence, so woe betide the country who takes in immigrants of low EI; similar to IQ, EI is also set in stone!
Roseto was a town with a real heart. It is still like the mayor says, good, but after watching this we can see why it has changed. Unfortunately this is playing out across America in one form or another. Very Good Post. Thanks - Russ from Oregon
I think something is critically missed here. Although the Italians were wonderful and had an awesome community, they had a diet rich in saturated fats. Could it be that our assumptions on saturated fats are wrong? The Keto diet has been doing wonders for people recently and it’s essentially returning back to a diet rich in fats, saturated and unsaturated. Maybe the assimilation introduced them to American meals that were purposefully lean because people thought it would give them more heart disease.
Certainly. Mexican diet is pretty high fat but Mexicans are very healthy. The community is tight. Lots of help. Seems that the average white community doesn’t really exist.
I have questions to ask those interviewed. Here are a few: In a family the parents mediate between siblings. From what I understand back in the 50's this happened even within the three generations living in the same home. Such as if a husband had been rude to his spouse family would mediate even an intervention and if need be the community at large. If a wife was pestering (nagging) the same. If you saw your neighbor miss treat this kid - did you speak up? If the justified it to you get a neighbor involved?(a witness) If you saw your neighbors kid mistreating his friend - did you exhort him as you would your own kid? Etc. Who initiated the community organizations? What were they? (was told that a priest did, or encouraged them) I walked by a neighbors house and heard her verbally abusing her child. I knocked on the door and said as much! She stopped. I saw another neighbor call his kids dirty little s#!%$ while my son was playing with his and I told him that if he is going to speak to his sons that way we cannot come over (participate). He as a result of that apologized to his son. Three times this happened and then he began to avoid me. If we had community he could not avoid me. If neighbors were willing to help they to would lovingly tell him we are here to help you not condemn you. (70 X 7 and the community will change any man) In pursuing a better life they unknowingly gave up the best life there is to have. With the knowledge of how to prevent disease you would think due to cost issues alone people would encourage this kind of living. But materialism and the ego of wanting its own way and not what is right or fair (treating your neighbor as yourself) prevents this - I wonder.
Two questions: * Were the cities back in Italy not also very close community wise? I had pictured most Italian small towns to be like what was described. :P * Could it be that their high fat diet helped? That seemed to have been unfairly discarded because eVerYoNE kNoWs tHaT FatS R bAd. (They probably aren't, and it's the idea behind the carnivore/keto diet). I figured it's probably several things contributing together.
I responded to your comment in another Roseto video. What you say is true, of course. All of the longest lived national populations have the highest meat intake in the world. Their diet wasn't like most Americans, in that they were eating more meat and getting more animal fat, particularly saturated fats. In fact, it was only when Roseto residents began eating like other Americans such as using more seed oils and eating more processed foods that they got all of the same metabolic diseases as other Americans (diabetes, fatty liver, heart disease, etc).
I think they did as Isaiah 58 says. To side with fairness to risk your life for it and a promise in the passage is great health. Therefore any "Christians" who do not have health in their midst ARE NOT following God. Proved by health issues. Else God is a liar and Isaiah a false prophet!!!
be proud of it! I'm italian and I live in Italy (in Noviglio, near Milan). I love this story and I love to spread this message in my Community and with my friends
Paolo Zambianchi I’m here in Roseto. PA and it’s a beautiful little town.
Great utube video. Hello Mamie and James Ciliberti from Laura Falcone, daughter of Frank Falcone, Toronto, Canada. I remember visiting you and Zia Cosatanza and really feeling the community that you speak about. Lots of love
So happy to watch this documentary about this amazing community. I spent time in Roseto as a child because my grandfather grew up there and would go back to visit his family at least once a year. I went back as a young adult when my great-aunt (Mary Figlio Diorio) died in the mid-70's. I am planning a trip with my family in July 2019 to visit our family in Roseto and experience the Big Time with my family. I remember going to the Big Time when I was a child.. an exciting memory I've never forgotten.
Today I brought my American friend, Steven, to visit Roseto Valfortore in Italy. In the city centre ( if we can call it in this way 😊) a cherished retired man explained a story about Roseto PA, Pansylvania and who created the town in America. And here I am, touched and happy.
So thinking about this more. I know of communities where there are three generations in one home. They also help each other as said about harvest time in this interview.
But they fight like cats and dogs. I went to visit one of these homes not long ago and on my way saw two dogs on the street going at it.
Later at the home the Mother in-law and the daughter in-law were doing the same. I mean it was crazy and I was shocked. I had to walk out.
They came to me to talk about it (the husbands). I offered them suggestions.....
I theorize that Roseto's health anomaly was due to maturity which was due to mediation.
It would be great to dig into this and test my theory.
The mediation of a family always seeks restoration - seeks what is right and fair.
I seek to recreate this in my home. Why? I had chronic fatigue and chronic vertigo. I began by telling my kids when you see dad do something wrong tell him. When he excuses it get your sibling or mom and even one of our friends. Five years later and I am cured of fatigue and vertigo. I have not had an occurrence of either in over a year and a half.
My kids know so well how to deal with conflict that they even exhort their teachers at school. A teacher told - by way of implication - a kid to go to hell. My daughter lovingly said to him that there is a better way and you should apologize to that kid. He refused we pushed the issue and the district looked into it and change occurred. Another teacher this year my daughter saw her belittling a kid two grads below hers and exhorted the teacher. Her initial response was "who are you to tell me?" But two days later she tracked her down came in and interrupted her class to thank her - something to the effect of "you were right and you helped me to know that".
In this world a true peace maker will seem as a trouble maker to the simple and egotistical. The world knows and pursues a false peace.
"A false peace is worse than war"
Jesus said 34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it."
To me the application is: Did I see my father lie? Tell him rather than holding it in your heart. If he does not tell the truth tell him you will do it for him. He can be humble or he can be humiliated! Will he reply "I am your Father honor your father and your mother" This is manipulation. What greater honor is there than to help him with his mistake. And shall you honor your father over God? When honoring God and honoring your father are in conflict? Be loyal to fairness and you cannot go wrong. Yes you will have tribulation - this is why John the Baptist lost his head. There is no greater love than to lay down your life - even for an enemy. So John sought to love Herod. To not hide in his heart contempt for him but to tell the emperor "your naked bro!"
People go to war for commerce and a false peace, but who will go for a true peace? The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
What a cost savings to commerce to cure all diseases by simply giving up pride, stubbornness, and rebellion!!!
In fact it is a promise repeated over and over in scripture. If we pursue peace such as setting the captives free, we will flourish, we will have health, etc. Sad that there are NO christian communities that I have seen doing it. If there were they would not be sick and Roseto is proof that this is not just theory.
Justice, mercy and faith!
beautiful comment Brian. Thank you for sharing, these hopeful and inspiring words
The Rosetans seemed to feel blessed that they had been given the opportunity to move to their new country and improve their standard of living. Gratitude is perhaps good for the hearts of those who feel the emotion, and for the hearts of those who are the recipients of gratitude: the citizens of the host country. Immigrants with a huge sense of entitlement and emotional intelligence so low they can't feel gratitude for anything, are a curse to the host country and cause heart attacks and poor health in those unfortunate enough to have to live in close proximity to the blighters. Low emotional intelligence seems to go hand in hand with an increase in violence, so woe betide the country who takes in immigrants of low EI; similar to IQ, EI is also set in stone!
im here because of Outlier book.
Same here 2024
Enjoyed it. In Italian culture, family and home were paramount.
AWESOME! We will come visit Reseto. PA.
Roseto was a town with a real heart. It is still like the mayor says, good, but after watching this we can see why it has changed. Unfortunately this is playing out across America in one form or another. Very Good Post. Thanks - Russ from Oregon
Amazing
That's it! I'm moving to Roseto! 😀
This should be taught in schools.
I love you guys!!!!!
I think something is critically missed here. Although the Italians were wonderful and had an awesome community, they had a diet rich in saturated fats. Could it be that our assumptions on saturated fats are wrong? The Keto diet has been doing wonders for people recently and it’s essentially returning back to a diet rich in fats, saturated and unsaturated. Maybe the assimilation introduced them to American meals that were purposefully lean because people thought it would give them more heart disease.
This reminds me of our mexican communities. The small towns that is.
I wonder if this relates to them.
Certainly. Mexican diet is pretty high fat but Mexicans are very healthy. The community is tight. Lots of help. Seems that the average white community doesn’t really exist.
I have questions to ask those interviewed.
Here are a few:
In a family the parents mediate between siblings. From what I understand back in the 50's this happened even within the three generations living in the same home. Such as if a husband had been rude to his spouse family would mediate even an intervention and if need be the community at large. If a wife was pestering (nagging) the same.
If you saw your neighbor miss treat this kid - did you speak up? If the justified it to you get a neighbor involved?(a witness)
If you saw your neighbors kid mistreating his friend - did you exhort him as you would your own kid?
Etc.
Who initiated the community organizations? What were they? (was told that a priest did, or encouraged them)
I walked by a neighbors house and heard her verbally abusing her child. I knocked on the door and said as much! She stopped.
I saw another neighbor call his kids dirty little s#!%$ while my son was playing with his and I told him that if he is going to speak to his sons that way we cannot come over (participate). He as a result of that apologized to his son. Three times this happened and then he began to avoid me. If we had community he could not avoid me. If neighbors were willing to help they to would lovingly tell him we are here to help you not condemn you. (70 X 7 and the community will change any man)
In pursuing a better life they unknowingly gave up the best life there is to have.
With the knowledge of how to prevent disease you would think due to cost issues alone people would encourage this kind of living. But materialism and the ego of wanting its own way and not what is right or fair (treating your neighbor as yourself) prevents this - I wonder.
Family❤
Two questions:
* Were the cities back in Italy not also very close community wise? I had pictured most Italian small towns to be like what was described. :P
* Could it be that their high fat diet helped? That seemed to have been unfairly discarded because eVerYoNE kNoWs tHaT FatS R bAd. (They probably aren't, and it's the idea behind the carnivore/keto diet). I figured it's probably several things contributing together.
I responded to your comment in another Roseto video. What you say is true, of course. All of the longest lived national populations have the highest meat intake in the world. Their diet wasn't like most Americans, in that they were eating more meat and getting more animal fat, particularly saturated fats. In fact, it was only when Roseto residents began eating like other Americans such as using more seed oils and eating more processed foods that they got all of the same metabolic diseases as other Americans (diabetes, fatty liver, heart disease, etc).
could you tell me the original source of this video?
It's my video. I created it.
You interviewed them?
It is well made.
+Brian Willess yes, I conducted all the interviews as well
I think they did as Isaiah 58 says. To side with fairness to risk your life for it and a promise in the passage is great health. Therefore any "Christians" who do not have health in their midst ARE NOT following God. Proved by health issues. Else God is a liar and Isaiah a false prophet!!!
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AWESOME! We will come visit Reseto. PA.
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