\u201cBeauty educates,\u201d said Serena, quoting Giussani. The children who come here often feel tossed aside. One used to be awakened by her mother with the words, \u201cGet up, you piece of [expletive]. Breakfast is ready, you piece of [expletive].\u201d But beautiful surroundings make the children who come here feel important, welcomed and cherished. If a toy breaks at Cometa, it is fixed right away. Likewise, every child is recoverable.<\/p>\n
The people in Cometa don\u2019t only treasure beauty, they assume it. In a world of distrust and betrayal, they assume there is beauty in each person and in every situation, so they lead with an almost unnerving level of hospitality.<\/p>\n
The vocational high school curriculum is built around the idea that machines will soon be doing most physical tasks, but no machine will be able to create the feeling of a loving home. Whether they are being trained as waiters, carpenters, fabric designers or pastry chefs, students are taught to understand and create hospitable experiences. \u201cEverything is a home,\u201d said Mele. \u201cEverything says, \u2018Welcome to my home.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The idea is to give students the power to welcome others, born out of a sense that they have been welcomed. One of Giussani\u2019s mottos resonates through Cometa: \u201cReality will not let you down.\u201d You can take the radical leap, because life ultimately is beautiful.<\/p>\n
This takes stubborn determination. <\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n 'The people in Cometa don\u2019t only treasure beauty, they assume it. In a world of distrust and betrayal, they assume there is beauty in each person+in every situation, so they lead with an almost unnerving level of hospitality' https:\/\/t.co\/BCoehXJJjj<\/a> #italy<\/a> #beauty<\/a> #faith<\/a> #hope<\/a><\/p>\n — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) May 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n