PASTA - BREAD & WINE

PASTA - BREAD & WINE By Rosaldo Russo Allow me to begin this column by thanking the Oshawa/Central newspaper for allowing me the opportunity and access to the press. Not to many if any allow an average person like me to tell the world what I see and think. In my opinion. The Editor/Publisher is a real upstanding type of guy. He shoots from the hip and hold traditional core values. My name is Rosaldo Russo. I came to this great country to make a better life for myself and my family. I thank Canada for everything it has allowed me to do and earn. I worked construction all my life. I know the value of hard work and honesty. I remember as a boy my father always telling me to work hard and buy land. So I did. I remember days when I did not have enough to eat. I go to work... but I did not wait for hand outs. I rounded up my pride my skill and my determination to succeed and went to work. In those days the only benefits we received was the fact we were employed. Before retiring I was the owner and operator of local material supply company that allowed me to retired without worry. Now that I have time to enjoy life. I look around me and have some concern for future generations. I see that the world is finished. The most basic things in life teaches us the most important lessons. Take for example the relationship between Pasta, Bread and Wine. Simple foods. Staple foods that work together to bring about a great culinary experience. Who does not enjoy a good plate of pasta with a fresh piece of bread and a drink of wine. Ah, that is what life is all about? When you look at these three things. They in their own are just three foods. But together they become a great culinary experience. Hu. Why can’t we as people be the same. Even though we are all equal. We all come from all kinds of different backgrounds. I remember a time when all the bread stayed with the bread, the pasta with the pasta and the wine with the wine. In modern times it appears that in our quest to blend one in to the other that we have lost the value of each. As a society we need to acknowledge bread, pasta and wine. We need to work together to make life a worth while experience for all. We must keep in mind that even though our differences. Together we are great. When you look at the youth of today. In the all me, me, mentality. They are missing the essence of the bread, pasta and wine experience. It is sad to think that in our quest for something we loos the flavors of that of which is the root to our being. Humanity can’t go on as it is. We need to bring appreciation for the pasta, the bread and most importantly the wine. Salute. I ENDORSE JOE INGINO FOR MAYOR OF OSHAWA IN 2022 VOTE INGINO