tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65815858497437136102024-03-13T22:51:14.939-07:00Brazilian Soul - Alma BrasileiraMemories, Thoughts, and Dreams - Lembranças, Reflexões, Sonhos…Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-46680059861279616672023-12-02T14:34:00.000-08:002023-12-02T14:35:11.129-08:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-gyZVzErLqmXGhXbq34w3tQXBoGCiH9sRgtoOmDdzl67sc4KtMlsoapne7EPl2ituhQcK0uNooKchXjMMvT0InbT82Wfe5Z_JJ43p8CyeO5hYub4gm7k9rYk9u0HR6jtvw8TsOp3QNZlcAdjQ6obHGwWT0Z4fHQA2E45V1fob2GzKvIlmGiMlc__qss/s1489/depressao.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="1288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-gyZVzErLqmXGhXbq34w3tQXBoGCiH9sRgtoOmDdzl67sc4KtMlsoapne7EPl2ituhQcK0uNooKchXjMMvT0InbT82Wfe5Z_JJ43p8CyeO5hYub4gm7k9rYk9u0HR6jtvw8TsOp3QNZlcAdjQ6obHGwWT0Z4fHQA2E45V1fob2GzKvIlmGiMlc__qss/s320/depressao.jpg" width="277" /></a></b></div><b><br />CRAZY LOVER (AMANTE DESVAIRADA)</b><o:p></o:p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">My fingers, my hands, sometimes
speak. They write melancholic stories that I can't always explain. They speak
of suffering, of struggles. They cry for help, they scream. They express fear,
anguish. They try to describe strange smells and journeys to places that I dare
not mention. Gloomy places, where the day hides behind the endless night, where
sobs try to escape before being repressed, afraid of what others might think. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Ah, the others. Sometimes I sigh,
wishing I had been born as light as the breeze, capable of seeing only the
superfluous and laugh, laugh all the time at this crazy life. However, I was
born pensive, introspective, in a world where sadness is a thing of incompetent
people, incapable of dealing with their own emotions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">My soul cries. Forgive me for being
inconvenient, for saying what you don't want to hear. I know very well you'd
rather I pretend that what I feel doesn't exist and never existed. That I never
existed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">My soul cries, immersed in deep
depression, knowing that only depressed people like me would understand this
endless unexplained sadness, without a time to arrive or leave. I wake up
thinking: will she come visit me today? If she comes, how many days will she
stay? And I pray, I pray fervently to get rid of her, without wanting to admit
that she is part of me, that cutting off that piece of myself would be like
mutilating myself. I pray anyway, I pray ardently. And I clean the house, cook,
walk around aimlessly or read inconsequential books. I pray, I scream, I slam
doors, I shut up, I sleep. All in a futile attempt to escape this self that I
abhor, that scares me, that makes me think about death, even though I know that
depression wants me alive to continue in this torment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">The others? Ah, the others... They
would advise me to look for something to entertain myself, to stop thinking
about the mistakes I made or were committed against me in the past. They would
probably tell me to go out dancing and twirling around the world, drinking and
singing, grateful for all my privileges. They don't understand that the dark lady
of depression is an illness and, like any illness, selfish and jealous. She
wants me just for herself. She consumes my days and nights. When she arrives soundlessly
or suddenly, I think only of her while she embraces me like a close friend who
has known me for a long time. She waits quietly for my moments of weakness, the
thoughts that will invariably lead me to her. She knows my deepest secrets more
profoundly than any lover. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">When she visits me, the outside
world stops existing. The sunny day loses its brightness, food loses its taste,
loved ones become inconvenient. How can I pay attention to what is happening
around me when I am in perfect symbiosis with this delusional and seductive
lover who grabs me, possesses me, closes my eyes and shouts, in a voice more
powerful than the wind, that we will be together forever, that she will never
leave me? <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Well-intentioned people advise me
to take medication, try innovative treatments, home remedies, to calm my heart
and meditate. Have I tried thinking positive thoughts? Run, swim, lift
weights... Have I tried doing physical exercise? I pretend to listen, knowing
that all of this is just a palliative, that the illness will return after a few
days, weeks, months. Hasn't it always been like this? I listen, politely, aware
that melancholy awaits me hidden behind a phrase that was said to me without
the intention of hurting, but that hurts, a relationship that was cursed from
the start, someone ignoring me at a moment that it was important for me to be
heard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">And so we go on, she and I, moving
through the world arm in arm, excluding everything and everyone in our crazy
moments of love. I know her so well, but I'm embarrassed when I want to talk
about her. How to describe this part of me that no one wants to see?<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;"><span lang="PT-BR"><b>AMANTE
DESVAIRADA</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: center;"><span lang="PT-BR"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Meus dedos, minhas mãos, às vezes falam. Escrevem
histórias melancólicas, que nem sempre posso explicar. Falam de sofrimentos, de
lutas. Pedem socorro, gritam. Exprimem medo, angústia. Tentam descrever cheiros
e viagens inexplicáveis para lugares que nem ouso mencionar. Lugares sombrios,
onde o dia se esconde atrás da eterna noite, onde soluços tentam escapar antes
que sejam reprimidos, com medo do que os outros poderiam pensar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Ah, os outros. Às vezes suspiro querendo ter
nascido leve como a brisa, capaz de enxergar apenas o supérfluo e rir, rir o
tempo todo desta vida desvairada. Porém,
nasci cabisbaixa, introspectiva, num mundo onde a tristeza é coisa de gente incompetente,
incapaz de lidar com suas próprias emoções. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Minha alma chora. Me desculpem por ser
inconveniente, por falar o que vocês não querem ouvir. Sei muito bem que achariam
melhor se eu fizesse de conta que o que sinto não existe e jamais existiu. Que
eu nunca existi? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Minha alma chora, imersa numa depressão
profunda, sabendo que só os deprimidos como eu entenderiam essa tristeza sem
fim, sem explicação, sem hora para chegar ou para partir. Acordo pensando: será
que ela virá me visitar hoje? Se vier, quantos dias ficará? E rezo, rezo
ardentemente para me livrar dela, sem querer admitir que ela é parte de mim,
que cortar esse pedaço de mim mesma seria como me mutilar. Assim mesmo rezo, rezo
ardentemente. E limpo a casa, cozinho, ando sem rumo ou leio livros
inconsequentes. Rezo, esbravejo, bato portas, me calo, durmo. Tudo numa
tentativa inútil de escapar esse meu eu que abomino, que me assusta, que me faz
pensar em morte, mesmo sabendo que a depressão me quer viva para continuar neste
tormento.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Os outros? Ah, os outros... Esses me
aconselhariam a procurar alguma coisa para me distrair, para parar de pensar
nos erros que cometi ou foram cometidos contra mim no passado. Na certa me
diriam para sair dançando e rodopiando pelo mundo, bebendo e cantando, grata
por todos os meus privilégios. Não entendem que a depressão é uma sombra
ameaçadora, uma doença e, como toda doença, egoísta e ciumenta. Me quer só para
ela. Consome os meus dias e noites. Quando ela chega de mansinho, ou
bruscamente, penso só nela, enquanto ela me abraça como uma amiga íntima que me
conhece há muito tempo. Espera quietinha pelos meus momentos de fraqueza, os
pensamentos que invariavelmente me levarão a ela. Conhece meus segredos mais a
fundo do que qualquer amante. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">Quando ela me visita, o mundo exterior para de
existir. O dia de sol perde seu brilho, a comida perde seu gosto, os entes
queridos tornam-se inconvenientes. Como posso prestar atenção ao que se passa
ao meu redor quando estou em perfeita simbiose com essa amante alucinada e
sedutora que me agarra, me possui, me fecha os olhos e grita, numa voz mais
poderosa do que o vento, que estaremos juntas para sempre, que ela jamais me
abandonará? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">As pessoas bem intencionadas me aconselham
remédios, tratamentos inovadores, truques caseiros, que eu acalme meu coração e
medite. Já tentei pensar em coisas positivas? Correr, nadar, levantar peso...
Já experimentei fazer exercícios físicos? Eu finjo ouvir, sabendo que tudo isso é apenas
um paliativo, que a doença voltará depois de uns dias, umas semanas, uns meses.
Não foi sempre assim? Ouço, educadamente, consciente de que a melancolia me
espera escondida atrás de uma frase que me dizem sem intenção de magoar, mas
que magoa, um relacionamento que já começou amaldiçoado, um ignorar de alguém
que, para mim, naquele momento, tinha muita importância. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span lang="PT-BR">E assim continuamos, eu e ela, seguindo pelo
mundo de braços dados, excluindo tudo e todos nos nossos momentos loucos de
amor. Conheço-a tão bem, mas me envergonho quando quero falar dela. Como
descrever essa parte de mim que ninguém quer ver?<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><br /></p>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-82146421404288565032022-04-09T19:26:00.003-07:002022-04-09T19:26:55.591-07:00WRINKLES OF LIFE<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL840sR08SW_Is724TISYbxW778OWd4sLYW89Qm_OG5AICjgQp3SBEJ2uxH1K7sDG-1zKkCy1YqBCweeXq0FU22jpT3TTeDszbRGveeAQilY5pSblDCagc28JYR_nImDJE6V1kj9dTx9Q5GJn2rBqfUBwuWGj0FeNXt95uhamdX8akw3ypyGESo5i/s640/Thailand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDL840sR08SW_Is724TISYbxW778OWd4sLYW89Qm_OG5AICjgQp3SBEJ2uxH1K7sDG-1zKkCy1YqBCweeXq0FU22jpT3TTeDszbRGveeAQilY5pSblDCagc28JYR_nImDJE6V1kj9dTx9Q5GJn2rBqfUBwuWGj0FeNXt95uhamdX8akw3ypyGESo5i/s320/Thailand.jpg" width="264" /></a></div>One day, before my 40<sup>th</sup> birthday, my middle
daughter asked me: “do you feel younger when you smile?” Last week, my
granddaughter asked me: “did you ever think you would be old like you are now?”
I guess I didn’t smile enough and old age sneaked up on me when I wasn’t paying
attention. I got old. Pretty soon will be my 68<sup>th</sup> birthday. The
signs of age are all here and I am not in denial.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every day, when I wake up, my body hurts. When I do yoga, I
find it hard to believe how some movements that I could perfectly do ten years
ago are now so hard to master. And it is not only my body that changed. My
memory is not the same. I don’t look forward to going to my annual medical exam
when the doctor says a few words and asks me to remember what they are, at the
end of the appointment. I don’t have a twitter account or follow stuff on
TikTok. I prefer to go out to dinner around 5:30pm when restaurants are not
crowded. Clothes are not so important for me anymore. My friends are the same
from years and years ago. I am not interested in Will Smith’s drama because I
am sure it will be replaced pretty soon with a different one. I have wrinkles.
So what? I treasure silence and don’t like superficiality. Many times, I prefer
my own company than that of others. But I am afraid to voice these thoughts
because people might say: this woman is so depressed. 68 years old is young.
What is she talking about?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This week, I was looking in an old drawer and found a
newspaper article that my mother had sent me when she was in her early 70ths.
It was about old age and encouraged the reader to age with dignity. It talked
about not getting offended if someone younger were to take your place because
old age was a time for acceptance, to recognize that there were other ways to
contribute to society and let the young take the lead. I look around me and see
a few people following this guidance and aging with dignity. I also see many running
against time, trying to pretend they are someone who they are not anymore. They
are dancing with younger folks, drinks in hand, avoiding listening to their
bodies that complain loudly, the same way they never listened to the voices
that told them there are things more important than appearance and that
perhaps, only perhaps, old age could be a time for reflection. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I admire the way my brother-in-law is aging. He goes for
long walks in his neighborhood, slowly and steady, stopping to admire flowers
and birds, or to talk with the people he already knows from these daily walks.
He is more dedicated to his family, became a vegetarian, and meditates about the
meaning of age. He became more Zen, setting aside the rush of the world,
looking for peace. Another friend of mine also prefers to concentrate on a
simple life, enjoying her Japanese garden, always feeling immensely grateful
for all the goodness of her life. They are not apart from the world. They are
just living in contemplation of beauty, in touch with their inner selves. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As we age, I feel that it is possible to find a balance
between living an active life, enjoying yourself after many years of hard work,
and stopping to smell the flowers. There is still lots of things to discover,
many places to travel, subjects to study. But we can also do all of this at a
slow pace, following our own rhythm. Recently, my husband and I spent two weeks
traveling through Portugal. We went to many towns, had wonderful experiences,
and in each place, we took the time to sit at a café, relax, listen to the
conversations around us, or just observe the Portuguese way of life. In Belmonte,
holding hands and strolling on a tranquil street, I said good afternoon to a
very old lady looking at us from the window of her house. She said good
afternoon as well and wished we enjoyed our walk. Later on, we saw some men
playing bocce on the street, as if time didn’t exist. We stopped to enjoy
countless sunsets, had wonderful meals, and, hand in hand, discovered a
beautiful country.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We came back thinking about our next adventure. I would like
to travel to Laos, where the touristic places are not so crowded and where, like
people used to say, you can just sit, relax, and watch the grass grow. I can
leave scuba diving, water kitesurfing and other dangerous sports to my daughters, who
certainly would enjoy these experiences. I already have my colorful Thai hat
that I got in an adventurous trip to Thailand, about 17 years ago. Now, I want
to have meaningful experiences that will touch my soul, preparing me for the
time when I go meet my Creator, like the Native Americans like to say. I ponder
what I will see when I get there and try to prepare myself for that unavoidable
trip. Yes, I am getting old. Hopefully I am getting wiser as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AS RUGAS DA VIDA<br /><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAA66jbCFWUqh2xnOjndKaQGnTGYTQtFyZ35bsjmksXFudqSPw1pEcndtiC1x-wXzSxsGpZzWfzGVm1q1DYsfAJPnjtxg0GTmcxNDtPUZ2cT7p3msQYuPBdTjCyR5KPKTI3MuUGi9Uy9Z71bq91g9oI2ZEWynIo3nyTgAuZj1b-VuBg6OHbVJy1oJ/s640/Belmonte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAA66jbCFWUqh2xnOjndKaQGnTGYTQtFyZ35bsjmksXFudqSPw1pEcndtiC1x-wXzSxsGpZzWfzGVm1q1DYsfAJPnjtxg0GTmcxNDtPUZ2cT7p3msQYuPBdTjCyR5KPKTI3MuUGi9Uy9Z71bq91g9oI2ZEWynIo3nyTgAuZj1b-VuBg6OHbVJy1oJ/s320/Belmonte.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belmonte, Portugal</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Um dia,
antes do meu aniversário de 40 anos, minha filha do meio me perguntou: “você se
sente mais jovem quando sorri?” Na semana passada, minha neta me perguntou:
“você jamais pensou que seria velha como é agora?” Acho que não sorri o
suficiente e a velhice se aproximou de mim quando eu não estava prestando
atenção. Envelheci. Brevemente farei 68 anos. Os sinais da idade estão todos
aqui e não penso em negá-los.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Todos os
dias, quando acordo, meu corpo dói. Quando pratico ioga, acho difícil acreditar
como alguns movimentos que eu podia fazer perfeitamente há dez anos são agora
tão difíceis de dominar. E não foi só o meu corpo que mudou. Minha memória não
é a mesma. Fico ansiosa só de pensar em ir ao meu clínico geral, para o exame
médico anual, sabendo que ele dirá algumas palavras e me pedirá para lembrar
quais elas eram, ao final da consulta. Eu não tenho uma conta no Twitter ou
sigo coisas no TikTok. Prefiro sair para jantar por volta das 17h30, quando os
restaurantes não estão lotados. Roupas não são mais tão importantes para mim.
Meus amigos são os mesmos de anos e anos atrás. Não estou interessada no drama
de Will Smith porque tenho certeza que será substituído em breve por um
diferente. Eu tenho rugas. E daí? Prezo o silêncio e não gosto de
superficialidade. Muitas vezes, prefiro minha própria companhia do que a dos
outros. Mas tenho medo de expressar esses pensamentos porque as pessoas podem
dizer: essa mulher está tão deprimida. 68 anos é jovem. Do que ela está
falando?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Esta
semana, eu estava remexendo numa gaveta e encontrei um artigo de jornal que
minha mãe me enviou quando ela estava mais ou menos com 70 anos. Era sobre a
velhice e encorajava o leitor a envelhecer com dignidade. Falava sobre não se
ofender se alguém mais jovem tomasse seu lugar porque a velhice era um momento
de aceitação, de reconhecer que havia outras maneiras de contribuir com a
sociedade e deixar os jovens assumirem a liderança. Olho ao meu redor e vejo
algumas pessoas seguindo essa orientação e envelhecendo com integridade. Também
vejo muitas correndo contra o tempo, tentando fingir que são alguém que não são
mais. Vão dançar com os mais novos, com um copo de bebida na mão, evitando
ouvir seus corpos que reclamam alto, da mesma forma que nunca ouviram as vozes
que lhes diziam que há coisas mais importantes que a aparência e que talvez, só
talvez, a velhice possa ser um momento de reflexão.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Admiro a
forma como meu cunhado está envelhecendo. Faz longas caminhadas em seu bairro, devagar
e com firmeza, parando para admirar flores e pássaros, ou para conversar com as
pessoas que já conhece dessas caminhadas diárias. Ele é mais dedicado à
família, virou vegetariano e medita sobre o significado da idade. Tornou-se
mais Zen, deixando de lado a correria do mundo, em busca da paz. Outra amiga
minha também escolheu uma vida simples, curtindo seu jardim japonês, sempre se
sentindo imensamente grata por todas as bençãos de sua vida. Nem meu cunhado
nem minha amiga estão separados do mundo. Estão apenas concentrados em
contemplar a beleza, em contato com seu eu interior.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">À medida
que envelhecemos, sinto que é possível encontrar um equilíbrio entre viver uma
vida ativa, divertir-se depois de muitos anos de trabalho duro, e parar para
cheirar as flores. Ainda há muitas coisas para descobrir, muitos lugares para
viajar, assuntos para estudar. Mas também podemos fazer tudo isso sem pressa,
seguindo nosso próprio ritmo. Recentemente, meu marido e eu passamos duas
semanas viajando por Portugal. Fomos a muitas cidades, tivemos experiências
maravilhosas e, em cada lugar, aproveitamos para sentar num café, relaxar,
ouvir as conversas à nossa volta, ou apenas observar o modo de vida português.
Em Belmonte, passeando de mãos dadas por uma rua tranquila, dei boa tarde a uma
senhora bem idosa que nos olhava da janela de sua casa. Ela também disse boa
tarde e desejou que aproveitássemos nossa caminhada. Mais tarde, vimos alguns
homens jogando bocha na rua, como se o tempo não existisse. Paramos para curtir
incontáveis pores-do-sol, fizemos refeições maravilhosas e, de mãos dadas,
descobrimos um belo país.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Voltamos
pensando na nossa próxima aventura. Eu gostaria de viajar para o Laos, onde os
lugares turísticos não são tão cheios e onde, como as pessoas costumavam dizer,
você pode simplesmente sentar, relaxar e ver a grama crescer. Pretendo deixar o
mergulho, o kitesurf aquático e outros esportes mais perigosos para minhas
filhas, que com certeza vão adorar essas experiências. Já tenho o meu chapéu
tailandês colorido que comprei numa viagem de aventura à Tailândia, há cerca de
17 anos. Agora, quero ter experiências significativas que toquem minha alma,
preparando-me para o momento em que encontrarei meu Criador, como os índios americanos
gostam de dizer. Penso no que vou ver quando chegar lá e tento me preparar para
essa viagem inevitável. Sim, estou ficando velha. Só espero que esteja ficando
mais sábia também.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-11858625673639827382021-04-10T14:18:00.001-07:002021-04-10T14:29:26.993-07:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><br /><b><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>ADEUS QUERIDA IRMÃ</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyyRTnfs0uzlBqGeboIZDt_tGGSVBOUz3JgHZOnLw8z_DXTIHEQFkV8XiX7UKHyC1t66ikV8A4EieXuCclb0VPIchpd8wcV9Y9yDWq9yLBzeSizBxyQZ9AFZR5IDqqiurEB0MmhTm9ZQ/s640/Nilza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="434" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyyRTnfs0uzlBqGeboIZDt_tGGSVBOUz3JgHZOnLw8z_DXTIHEQFkV8XiX7UKHyC1t66ikV8A4EieXuCclb0VPIchpd8wcV9Y9yDWq9yLBzeSizBxyQZ9AFZR5IDqqiurEB0MmhTm9ZQ/s320/Nilza.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Dizem que
crianças são inocentes e boazinhas, mas eu não acredito nisso não. Eu, pelo
menos, fui muito malvadinha. Quando era pequena, pegava uma galinha e saía
correndo atrás da minha irmã, que morria de medo de galinha. Uma vez ela ficou
tão apavorada que subiu numa árvore imensa, da qual não conseguia descer. Minha
mãe ligou para o meu pai no trabalho e ele foi para casa, para resolver o problema.
Outra lembrança que tenho dela, da infância, era de ela voltando para casa de
jeep do Corumbaense, com um namorado, e querendo que eu voltasse com ela. Eu,
ruinzinha que era,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ia a pé, me recusando
a subir no jeep com ela... No decorrer da vida, continuamos brigando muito. Nós
duas sempre tivemos temperamentos fortes e em várias ocasiões discutimos feio e
ficamos tempos brigadas. Mas acabávamos sempre fazendo as pazes. No final da
vida dela, trocamos muitas confidências e conversávamos muito sobre a doença
dela. Quando tive câncer no seio, pensei muito na minha irmã que nunca
reclamava. Esteve doente por muitos anos e encarou a doença com a cabeça
erguida, sem se sentir a última das criaturas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Minha irmã
era uma guerreira. Lutava pela vida, tinha garra, determinação, alegria. Lutava
também pelas pessoas que amava. Quando me divorciei, ela foi me defender do meu
ex-marido. Apoiou minha irmã que morava em Manaus quando ela precisou de ajuda.
Esteve sempre presente na vida das minhas irmãs menores. Para a mais jovem, ela
foi como uma mãe, sempre protegendo-a e fazendo de tudo por ela. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Minha irmã
era elegantíssima. Adorava as coisas chics da vida. Ficou triste porque, devido
ao Covid,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>não pôde comemorar seu último aniverário
no melhor restaurante de Goiânia, onde morava desde o ano passado. Sua casa era
cheia de quadros, tapetes lindos e pratos de decoração enfeitando as paredes.
Ela vestia-se sempre como se estivesse indo para uma festa. Parece que já
acordava maquilada e toda arrumada. Com uma das minhas tias, sua companheira de
viagens à Europa e outros lugares, adorava frequentar hotéis requintados e
tomar um aperitivo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Minha irmã
amava os animais (só não as galinhas). Quando sua cadelinha Neguinha faleceu,
sua tristeza foi imensa. Nos últimos anos, estava sempre trabalhando com
associações de proteção aos animais e adotou 4 gatos e um cachorrinho. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Minha irmã
amava o pantanal. Mudou-se para Goiânia para ter mais acesso à medicos e ficar
mais perto da filha mais jovem. Mas foi com o coração partido. Suas amigas de
infância continuaram sendo suas melhores amigas. Ela tinha orgulho de Corumbá,
amava as fazendas, sua chácara, e ia fazer compras na Bolívia quase todo dia. Sempre
achava coisas lindíssimas para comprar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Minha irmã
amava a família. Seus dois netos eram suas maiores fontes de alegria. Tinha um
orgulho incrível da filha veterinária e da filha escritora. Tinha uma palavra
amiga para todos da nossa imensa família. Como era super generosa, estava
sempre dando presentes ou ouvindo quem precisava ser ouvido.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span> </span>Ela foi-se
ontem, aos 70 anos de idade, depois de uma luta de 19 anos com um câncer. Tem
gente que passa por esta vida e não deixa quase saudades. Mas ela deixou muita
gente chorando e muita gente feliz por tê-la conhecido e ter a honra de
compartilhar da sua vida tão vibrante. Como ela tinha um coração imenso, espero
que tenha me perdoado pela maldade com as galinhas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwSkeX8AQRTUaZcF9EwMZjV1Z75pKx6Ibi7IzTZ_qnR9QqhmQmjnQSmEpkpi5da1GtL7aPBQPGl4bw8HUn1pGvwpY_N0KMk9zDkXIpeyqtIEkYkbk3KXqgXjaEREDhI7hAvlJp85ek9U/s640/Nilza+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwSkeX8AQRTUaZcF9EwMZjV1Z75pKx6Ibi7IzTZ_qnR9QqhmQmjnQSmEpkpi5da1GtL7aPBQPGl4bw8HUn1pGvwpY_N0KMk9zDkXIpeyqtIEkYkbk3KXqgXjaEREDhI7hAvlJp85ek9U/s320/Nilza+2.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Farewell dear sister </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>They say that children are nice and innocent, but I don't
believe that. At least, I was very mean as a child. One day, when I was little,
I took a chicken and ran after my sister, who was terrified of chickens. She
was so scared that she climbed up a tree, from which she could not get down. My
mom called my dad at work and he went home to solve the problem. Another memory
I have of her, from our childhood, was of her returning home from the club in a
jeep, with a boyfriend, and wanting me to return with her. Spiteful as I was, I
refused to get in the jeep and kept walking instead ... Throughout life, we
continued to fight a lot. The two of us had strong temperaments and on several occasions
we argued often, but we always ended up making up. At the end of her life, we
exchanged many confidences and talked about her illness. When I had breast
cancer, I thought a lot about my sister who never complained. She was ill for
many years and faced the disease with her head held high, without behaving like
the world was ending.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My sister was a warrior. She fought for life, she had courage,
determination, and joy. She also fought for the people she loved. When I got
divorced, she defended me from my ex-husband. She supported my sister who lived
in Manaus when she needed help. She was always present in the lives of my
younger sisters. For the youngest, she was like a mother, always protecting her
and doing everything for her.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My sister was very elegant. She loved the chic things in
life. She was sad because, due to Covid, she was unable to celebrate her last
birthday at the best restaurant in Goiânia, where she lived since last year.
Her house was full of paintings, beautiful rugs and decorative plates adorning
the walls. She always dressed like she was going to a party. It seems that she
woke up each morning wearing make-up and all dressed up. With one of my aunts,
her travel companion to Europe and other places, she loved going to fancy
hotels and having an aperitif.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My sister loved animals (just not chickens). When her little
dog Neguinha passed away, her sadness was immense. In recent years, she worked
with animal protection associations and adopted 4 cats and a puppy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My sister loved the wetland. She moved to Goiânia to have increased
access to doctors and to be closer to her youngest daughter. But she was sad.
Her childhood friends remained her best friends. She was proud of Corumbá,
loved the farms, her lands, and went shopping in Bolivia almost every day. She
always found beautiful things to buy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>My sister loved the family. Her two grandchildren were her
greatest sources of joy. She was incredibly proud of her veterinary daughter
and her writer daughter. She had a friendly word for everyone in our huge
family. She was super generous and was always giving gifts or listening to whomever
needed to be heard.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>She passed yesterday, at the age of 70, after a 19-year
struggle with cancer. There are people who go through this life and don’t make
an impact. But she left a lot of people crying and a lot of people happy to
have met her and to have the honor of sharing her vibrant life. Since she had
an immense heart, I hope she has forgiven me for the prank with the chickens.<o:p></o:p></p>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-24914272124500659912019-11-01T14:21:00.001-07:002019-11-01T14:23:56.693-07:00THE QUILT (A COLCHA DE RETALHOS)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ADxTI9oK9GzItqcY_Bz9r6_9Hu8Z146UD-cWI6-c00JjJ4hdEvuCcEJ1Uy1GjJJAxP3DTOgIELVRGIYCZEcjjaZDOJ0_R46CqbUiIkta7G_FKDflVA2qIxikxLYE4tZgowwjR5R9A90/s1600/colcha.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ADxTI9oK9GzItqcY_Bz9r6_9Hu8Z146UD-cWI6-c00JjJ4hdEvuCcEJ1Uy1GjJJAxP3DTOgIELVRGIYCZEcjjaZDOJ0_R46CqbUiIkta7G_FKDflVA2qIxikxLYE4tZgowwjR5R9A90/s320/colcha.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Every
day, when I enter the guest room at my house and look at the quilt on top of
the bed, I feel a smile starting to play on my face. The quilt reminds me of
nature, with flowers everywhere, the fabric in soft tones of brown, yellow and
cream, the subtle colors of autumn. It makes me happy to look at it.
But it is the meaning of the quilt that touches and warms my heart. I got it at
the hospital the day the doctors scheduled my surgery. A nurse came to discuss
the details of the procedure with me and handed me the quilt. She explained
that it had been made by the Stitching Sisters, a group of volunteers who provides
quilts for nearly all cancer patients at the James, the Ohio State University
Hospital. Since they started sewing in 2005, they have distributed over 27,500
quilts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Four
months ago, when I received my diagnosis of breast cancer, a friend of a friend
who had lived through the same experience and was kind enough to contact me to
discuss it, told me that I would be showered with kindness. She was right. From
the moment of the diagnosis to the days of the radiation treatments, I
encountered nothing but kindness. The doctors, the nurses and the technicians
at the James Hospital where I am still receiving my treatment… All of them have
gone out of their way to help, explain, share a few tips, discuss and prevent
possible side effects of treatments and cheer me up all the time. They prove to
me that not all human beings are like those heartless creatures, greedy, cruel
and selfish as portrayed by the media. The majority of our fellow human beings
are decent, compassionate, eager to help, to open their heart to relieve
suffering and illness. We just have to be available to receive and the gift of
love will keep pouring in our direction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Since I was diagnosed, I decided that I wouldn’t complain
too much about my problems. Instead, I would be grateful for everything in my
life. I was thankful for my early diagnosis, which meant that the doctors managed
to remove the tumor during the surgery, leaving my breast intact. I was
thankful for living in Ohio and being able to be treated at the James Hospital,
with its excellent reputation for cancer treatments and research. I was and I
am thankful for the support of my family and friends during these challenging
times… I found a million reasons to be thankful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My 76-year-old aunt, who was also diagnosed recently with
breast cancer, told me she didn’t ask “why did this happen to me”, but instead
thought “why not me?” Throughout our lives, bad and good stuff happens and we
need to accept all of them with dignity and gratitude. There is no reason to
feel like a victim when around us there are so many people in extremely
difficult situations. Plus, bad thoughts attract bad energy. If we delight in crying
for ourselves, the Universe will send us more reasons to cry so we can enjoy
our craving for unhappiness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The cancer was the best teacher I could have in my life. It
taught me that some people feel uncomfortable with illness and prefer to ignore
you if you say you are sick. Others don’t respect that you are living in a
fragile moment and expect you to behave like always, as if your illness were
some sort of inconvenience to them. That’s ok, they will learn their own lesson
one day. The cancer taught me that medications have the weirdest side effects
and that it is important to wait for the following day, to see if things get
better. It taught me that the health system in the US definitely needs to be
revised so a cancer patient is not considered a high risk for health insurance
and can be denied certain kinds of coverage. The cancer reminded me to try to
relax and believe in the power of spirituality, which has never failed me and
always has come to my side in moments of need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Universe is wise and doesn’t give us anything that we
are not prepared to receive. Everyday it shows us its generosity. When I
position myself on the metal bed for still another session of radiation, I
imagine that the rays that are reaching my breast are the purest forms of
energy sent by the Angels and Archangels to heal me. Afterwards, driving back
to my house and crossing a river surrounded by a park with lots of trees
changing colors, I think about how lucky I am to be alive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> A
COLCHA DE RETALHOS <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Todos os dias, quando entro no quarto de hóspedes na
minha casa e vejo a colcha de retalhos em cima da cama, um sorriso ilumina meu
rosto. A colcha me lembra da natureza, com flores por toda parte, o tecido em
tons suaves de marrom, amarelo e creme, as cores sutis to outono. Fico feliz em olhar para a colcha. Mas é o significado dela que toca e
aquece meu coração. Ela me foi dada no hospital no dia em que os médicos
agendaram minha cirurgia. Uma enfermeira veio discutir os detalhes do
procedimento comigo e me entregou a colcha, explicando que ela tinha sido feita pelas Stitching Sisters, um grupo de voluntárias que
fornece colchas para quase todos os pacientes com câncer do James, o hospital
da Universidade Estadual de Ohio. Desde que começaram a costurar em 2005, elas
já distribuiram mais de 27.500 colchas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Há quatro meses, quando fui diagnosticada com câncer
de mama, uma amiga de uma amiga que havia passado pela mesma experiência e teve
a gentileza de entrar em contato comigo para discutir o assunto, me disse que eu
seria inundada por um mar de bondade. Ela estava certa. Desde o momento do
diagnóstico até os dias da radiação, não encontrei nada além de bondade. Os
médicos, as enfermeiras, os técnicos do Hospital James onde ainda estou
recebendo meu tratamento ... Todos se esforçaram para ajudar, explicar,
compartilhar algumas dicas, discutir e evitar possíveis efeitos colaterais dos
tratamentos, me incentivar sem parar. Eles me provaram que nem todos os seres
humanos são como aquelas criaturas sem coração, gananciosas, cruéis e egoístas,
retratadas constantemente pela mídia. A maioria de nossos semelhantes é
decente, cheia de compaixão, ansiosa por ajudar, abrir seu coração para aliviar
o sofrimento e a doença. Temos apenas que estar disponíveis para receber e o
presente do amor virá em nossa direção.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Desde que fui diagnosticada, decidi que tentaria não reclamar
muito dos meus problemas. Em vez disso, seria grata por tudo na minha vida. Grata
pelo meu diagnóstico precoce, que permitiu que os médicos tirassem apenas o
tumor durante a cirurgia, deixando minha mama intacta. Grata por morar em Ohio
e poder ser tratada no Hospital James, que tem uma excelente reputação em
tratamentos e pesquisas sobre câncer. Grata pelo apoio da minha família e
amigos durante esses tempos difíceis ... Encontrei um milhão de razões para
agradecer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Minha tia de 76 anos, que também foi diagnosticada
recentemente com câncer de mama, me disse que não se pergunta "por que
isso aconteceu comigo", mas pensa "por que não eu?" Ao longo de
nossas vidas, coisas ruins e boas acontecem e precisamos aceitar tudo com dignidade
e gratidão. Não há razão para se sentir vítima quando há à nossa volta tantas
pessoas em situações extremamente difíceis. Além disso, pensamentos ruins
atraem energia ruim. Se nos deleitarmos em chorar por nós mesmos, o Universo nos
enviará mais motivos para chorar, para que possamos desfrutar do nosso desejo
de infelicidade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">O câncer foi o melhor professor que eu poderia ter na
minha vida. Mostrou-me que algumas pessoas se sentem desconfortáveis com a
doença e preferem ignorá-la se você diz que está doente. Outras não respeitam
que você esteja vivendo um momento frágil e esperam que se comporte como
sempre, como se sua doença fosse uma inconveniência para elas. Tudo bem, um dia
todos aprenderão suas próprias lições. O câncer me mostrou que os remédios tem
os efeitos colaterais mais estranhos e que é importante esperar o dia seguinte
para ver se as coisas melhoram. Mostrou-me que o sistema de saúde nos EUA
definitivamente precisa ser revisado, para que um paciente com câncer não seja
considerado um risco para os seguros de saúde e seja rejeitado por certos tipos
de seguros. O câncer me lembrou de tentar relaxar e acreditar no poder da
espiritualidade, que nunca me falhou e sempre esteve ao meu lado nos momentos
de necessidade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">O Universo é sábio e não nos dá nada que não estamos
preparados para receber. Todos os dias ele nos mostra sua generosidade. Quando
me posiciono na cama de metal para mais uma sessão de radiação, imagino que os
raios que estão atingindo minha mama são as formas mais puras de energia
enviadas pelos Anjos e Arcanjos para me curar. Depois, voltando para minha casa
e cruzando um rio cercado por um parque com muitas árvores mudando de cor, reflito
sobre a sorte que tenho de estar viva.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-5813305353317253212019-01-15T17:33:00.000-08:002019-01-15T17:33:15.772-08:00GOODBYE TUCSON (ATÉ MAIS TUCSON)<br />
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I am starting to say my goodbyes to Tucson. Every morning,
when I go to the courtyard at my house and look at the mountains and the
desert, I thank them for all the beauty that they provided me in the three and a
half years that I have lived here. In the middle of the night, wandering
through the house and looking outside at the trees discreetly illuminated by
the lanterns, I say a prayer of thanks to them. There is so much to be thankful
for. I will miss the beautiful desert, the mountains, the cactus, the coyotes howling
in the night, the javelinas and bobcats, the adventurous people, the laid-back
feeling of the town that reminds me of a Mexican siesta. I will miss the
colorful houses, the countless trails with spectacular views, the warm sun, the
fierce monsoons that strike so unexpectedly, leaving the plants and soil smelling
exquisitely. There is a lot to miss and a lot to be thankful for as I start my next
adventure that will lead me to Columbus, Ohio. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When we moved to Tucson, my husband and I thought this would
be our last destination. We had forgotten that life is unpredictable and our
plans very seldom turn out the way we expect. Now, family is pulling us to Ohio.
There, the snow, humidity and a flat landscape wait for us. But the smiles of
our grand kids will certainly warm and bring joy to our hearts… We became wiser:
we are not planning on staying forever in Ohio. We learned that there is no
forever, that life is not only unpredictable but also impermanent.</div>
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I learned a lot about nature and simplicity in Tucson. There
were also other unexpected lessons: that the cactus needles jump on you and prick
you even when you don’t touch them, what most people who don’t live in Tucson
find hard to believe; that the Tucsonans don’t care much about following rules;
that when someone in Tucson says they want to get together or invite you to their
house, they usually don’t mean it; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that people
in Tucson are surprisingly on time for every appointment; that the food is very
spicy… As I close this page on my life, I think about everything I learned and what
I will learn next. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So far, this has been a wonderful journey. There were bumps,
stuff that happened and I would rather not even remember. Things that I would give
my life to be able to change. But the highs and lows, the ugly and the beauty -
everything was as it was supposed to be. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am thankful for everything and looking
forward to new lessons, new adventures. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ATÉ MAIS TUCSON<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Estou começando a me despedir de Tucson. Todas as manhãs,
quando vou ao pátio da minha casa e olho as montanhas e o deserto,
agradeço-lhes toda a beleza que me proporcionaram nos três anos e meio que vivi
aqui. No meio da noite, andando pela casa e olhando lá fora as árvores
discretamente iluminadas pelas luminárias, rezo uma prece de agradecimento a
elas. Tenho muito a agradecer. Sentirei falta do lindo deserto, das montanhas,
dos cactos, dos coiotes uivando durante a noite, dos javalis e linces, das
pessoas aventureiras, do ar descontraído da cidade que me lembra uma sesta
mexicana. Sentirei falta das casas coloridas, das inúmeras trilhas com vistas
espetaculares, do sol quente, das fortes tempestades que começam inesperadamente
e deixam no seu rastro as plantas e o solo com um cheiro delicioso. Tenho muito
para lembrar e agradecer quando eu embarcar na minha próxima aventura que me
levará a Columbus, Ohio.</div>
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Quando nos mudamos para Tucson, meu marido e eu pensamos que
esta seria nossa última mudança. Havíamos esquecido que a vida é imprevisível e
nossos planos raramente se realizam da maneira como esperamos. Agora a família
está nos atraindo em direção a Ohio. Lá, a neve, a umidade e uma paisagem plana
nos esperam. Mas o sorriso de nossos netos certamente aquecerá nossos corações
e nos trará muita alegria ... Nós nos tornamos mais sábios: não estamos
planejando ficar para sempre em Ohio. Aprendemos que nada é para sempre, que a
vida não é apenas imprevisível, mas também impermanente.</div>
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Aprendi muito sobre a natureza e a simplicidade em Tucson.
Também tive outras lições inesperadas: aprendi que os espinhos dos cactos pulam
na gente e nos espetam mesmo quando não tocamos neles, o que a maioria das
pessoas que não mora em Tucson acha difícil de acreditar; que os nativos de
Tucson não se importam muito em seguir regras; que quando alguém em Tucson diz
que quer se encontrar ou convidar você para ir a casa dele, geralmente não quer
dizer isso; que as pessoas em Tucson são surpreendentemente pontuais; que a
comida é muito picante ... Ao fechar esta página da minha vida, penso em tudo o
que aprendi e o que vou aprender ainda.</div>
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Até agora, esta tem sido uma jornada maravilhosa. Houve contratempos,
coisas que aconteceram e eu prefiro nem me lembrar. Coisas que eu daria a minha
vida para poder mudar. Mas os altos e baixos, o feio e o belo - tudo foi como deveria ser. Sou grata por tudo e espero, ansiosa, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pelas novas lições, novas aventuras.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-34848409861323821242017-11-23T13:53:00.000-08:002017-11-23T13:53:33.271-08:00WORDS AND SILENCE (AS PALAVRAS E O SILÊNCIO)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson,<br /> photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">I used to be addicted to words, always
searching for the perfect one, the most beautiful one to convey my feelings.
But some years ago, the words failed me. In a moment of unbearable agony, they
became weak, insufficient, lacking power. I wanted to shout my pain, rage at my
impotence, scream at the unfairness of life and at a world that I couldn’t and
wouldn’t accept. There were no words strong enough to express that.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">And when the words weren't there for me anymore and I had no
one to turn to, I retreated into myself, finding refuge in nature, in the
sounds of bamboos brushing against each other, birds singing, leaves falling in
an eternal dance, happy with the end or the new beginning of their lives.</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Like a child discovering the world, I turned to images. I started
taking pictures of gardens, animals, rivers. Elderly cactus, proud mountains, and
exquisite stones revealed themselves. Deer, coyotes, bunnies, snakes,
grasshoppers, all came to greet me. They had always been there, but lost in an
intellectual fog, engulfed by conflicts that I found so overwhelming, I was
blind to everything else around me. I needed nature and a lot of meditation to
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson,<br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"> photo: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Bernadete </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Piassa</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background: white;">With their help, I was able to feel, to hear, to be content,
to see clearly again. There was no need to scream anymore, just an enormous
desire to be thankful, to accept all and everything, to live a different life
where changes were always a possibility and where my problems were like
colorful fish sliding gracefully down a stream. Then, slowly, very slowly, the
words came back. Like old friends, they enveloped me in their arms, seducing
me. I was delighted to be with them, but not all the time. I had become another
person. I had realized that I would always love the words, but I should
also make time for the silence. With the silence I could learn, find comfort
and strength, nourish myself, and listen to my voice from inside. Within the
silence I found peace.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson,<br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"> photo: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Bernadete </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Piassa</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson,<br style="font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> photo: </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Bernadete </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Piassa</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Eu
costumava ser viciada em palavras, sempre procurando a perfeita, a mais bonita
para transmitir meus sentimentos. Mas há alguns anos, as palavras me falharam.
Em um momento de agonia insuportável, elas se tornaram fracas, insuficientes,
sem poder. Eu queria gritar minha dor, explodir com minha impotência, esbravejar
contra a injustiça da vida e de um mundo que eu não podia e não ia aceitar. Não
existiam palavras fortes o suficiente para expressar esses sentimentos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">E
quando as palavras não estavam mais disponíveis para mim e eu não tinha ninguém
a quem recorrer, escondi-me, encontrando refúgio na natureza, com os sons de
bambus roçando um contra o outro, pássaros cantando, folhas caindo numa dança
eterna, felizes com o fim ou o começo de suas vidas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Como
uma criança descobrindo o mundo, me voltei para as imagens. Comecei a tirar
fotos de jardins, animais, rios. Cactos idosos, montanhas orgulhosas e pedras magníficas
se revelaram para mim. Cervos, coiotes, coelhos, cobras, gafanhotos… todos
vieram me cumprimentar. Eles sempre haviam estado lá. Mas perdida em uma neblina intelectual, envolta
por conflitos opressivos, eu estava cega para tudo o mais à minha volta. Precisava
da natureza e de muita meditação para me lembrar de meu verdadeiro eu.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson,<br style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;"> photo: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Bernadete </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.8px;">Piassa</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Com
sua ajuda, pude voltar a sentir, ouvir, rir, ver claramente de novo. Não havia
mais necessidade de gritar, apenas um enorme desejo de agradecer, aceitar todos
e tudo, viver uma vida diferente onde as mudanças eram possíveis e onde meus
problemas eram como peixes coloridos deslizando graciosamente num regato.
Então, devagar, muito devagar, as palavras voltaram. Como velhas amigas, elas
me envolveram em seus braços, me seduzindo. Me encantei por estar com elas
novamente, mas não as desejava mais o tempo todo. Eu havia me tornado outra
pessoa. Dei-me conta de que sempre amaria as palavras, mas também deveria abrir
um espaço para o silêncio. Com o silêncio, eu podia aprender, encontrar
conforto e força, nutrir-me e ouvir minha voz interior. No silêncio, encontrei
a paz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-55642168477920035952015-10-22T23:46:00.000-07:002015-10-23T01:04:52.610-07:00ATÉ BREVE MAMÃE (SEE YOU SOON MOM)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="PT-BR">Tem uma
história do Chico Xavier em que ele estava num avião com muita turbulência e
começou a gritar com medo do avião cair e ele morrer. Gritava e pedia ajuda
divina. Até que Emmanuel, o espírito que o acompanhava sempre, apareceu e lhe
disse, “Chico, se é para morrer, pelo menos morra com dignidade.” Minha mãe recebeu esse presente divino.
Morreu com dignidade. Assim como viveu, saiu deste mundo com elegância, pronta para
ir visitar uma amiga. Morreu com planos, com sonhos. No mês de dezembro viria
para os EUA me ver. Hoje, meu marido comentou comigo. “Puxa, que pena que ela
não vem mais nos visitar. Eu queria poder retribuir a acolhida tão calorosa que
ela me deu, na minha única ida ao Brasil”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">E a quantas
pessoas ela acolheu... Sua casa estava sempre de portas abertas para os amigos,
amigos dos amigos, parentes e até perfeitos estranhos. Quantos netos, bisnetos,
sobrinhos, filhos, primos, foram lá passar as férias, sempre sabendo, sem a menor
dúvida, que seriam recebidos muito bem na casa de Dona Anna Maria. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Um dia
minha irmã comentou que, quando minha mãe morresse, seu enterro teria muita
gente porque ela era amiga de quase toda a cidade. Ela era assim, discreta mas
popular, chic mas simples. Sua generosidade não tinha tamanho. Com ela,
aprendemos a arte da caridade. Desde pequenas a víamos dando um pão para um
mendigo, costurando para os pobres, doando tudo que não precisava mais. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Foi uma mãe
severa, exigindo muito dos filhos. Mas o que exigia, era que fizéssemos o
melhor possível. Que tivéssemos ambição, que fôssemos viajar, que não nos
conformássemos em viver num mundo pequeno, quando havia tanto para se ver por
aí afora. Ela nos passou o amor pelas viagens, pela cultura, pela música. Será
impossível ouvir uma ópera sem lembrar dela. Ensinou piano para as filhas,
netas e bisnetas. Ensinou muito sobre a vida para os netos que praticamente
criou. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Hoje ela se
foi e, pra gente, fica o vazio. Sabemos que logo a veremos novamente e estamos
felizes pela maneira pela qual ela partiu. Mas a saudade dói e a tristeza nos
assalta nos momentos que menos esperamos. De manhã, ela havia me dito que temos sempre
de nos concentrar nas coisas boas. Eu não imaginava que essa seria sua última
lição. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Até breve
mamãe querida. Descanse em paz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SEE YOU SOON MOM</div>
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There is a story about Chico Xavier on a plane with a lot of
turbulence. He was scared that the plane was going to crash and started screaming
and begging God for help. Then, Emmanuel, the spirit who always accompanied him,
appeared and told him, "Chico, if you are going to die, at least die with
dignity." My mother received this divine gift. She died with dignity. She
left this world with elegance, like she lived, being ready to go visit a
friend. She died with plans and dreams. In December she was coming to the US to
see me. Today, my husband said to me. "What a pity that she won’t come to
visit us. I wish I could return the warm welcome she gave me in my single visit
to Brazil. "</div>
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And how many people she welcomed ... Her house was always
open to friends, friends of friends, relatives and even perfect strangers. How
many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, daughters, cousins, were
there to spend the holidays, always knowing, without a single doubt, that they would
be received very well in Dona Anna Maria’s house.</div>
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One day my sister said that when my mother died, her funeral
would be attended by many people because she was friends with most of the city.
She was quiet but popular, chic but simple. Her generosity was enormous. With her,
we learned the art of charity. Since we were young we would see her giving
bread to beggars, sewing for the poor, donating all that she no longer needed.</div>
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She was a severe mother, demanding a lot from her children.
But what she demanded above all was that we did our best. She wanted us to have
ambition. She wanted us to go traveling; she didn’t want us to accept to live
in a small world, when there was so much to see somewhere else. She gave us her
love for travel, culture, music. It will be impossible to hear an opera without
remembering her. She taught piano to her daughters, granddaughters and
great-granddaughters. She taught a lot about life for the grandsons whom she practically
raised.</div>
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Today she is gone and, for us, there is this big void. We
know that soon we will see her again and we are happy for the way she left. But
the longing hurts and sadness comes to us in the moments we least expect. In
the morning, she had told me that we must always focus on the good things. I
did not know that this would be her last lesson. </div>
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See you soon my darling mother. Rest in peace.</div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-35858253527959234242015-08-14T09:54:00.002-07:002015-08-14T17:34:39.218-07:00THE BEAUTY OF THE DESERT (A BELEZA DO DESERTO)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the evenings, we sit outside in awe, enjoying the warm
breeze, listening to the water singing in the fountain, and the birds flying
around, involved in deep conversation.
Coming from the East Coast of the US, where the weather was either too
cold or too hot, or too muggy, or too cloudy, we never get tired of admiring
the dramatic changes in the weather of Tucson, AZ: the rain with strong winds
that threatens to blow everything away, the sunset with colors so intense that gives
the impression that the sky is on fire, the dry heat that warms the skin but
doesn’t make us sweat. </div>
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Some friends ask
us if the desert is not monotonous, lifeless. But there is life everywhere:
coyotes, javelinas, bobcats, bunnies and ground squirrels roam the desert.
Butterflies, dragon flies, and eagles fly around. Snakes, desert rats, ants of all sizes and
shapes, lizards, scorpions, there is a huge amount of insects. And the flowers
bloom everywhere. Life is abundant and full of surprises for the ones who stop
and admire the splendor of nature and wildlife. But wait, don’t tell this to
many people. Let them think that Tucson is hot and boring. We want to keep the
beauty of this place so special a secret.</div>
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<b><span lang="PT-BR">A BELEZA DO DESERTO</span></b></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">À noite, nós
nos sentamos lá fora perdidos em profunda admiração enquanto curtimos a brisa
quente, ouvimos a água cantando na fonte e os pássaros voando ao redor,
envolvidos numa conversa profunda. Como
viemos do leste dos EUA, onde o clima era muito frio, ou muito quente, ou muito
úmido, ou muito nublado, não nos cansamos de admirar as mudanças dramáticas no
clima de Tucson, Arizona: os temporais com fortes ventos que ameaçam derrubar
tudo, o pôr do sol com cores tão intensas que dá a impressão de que o céu está
em chamas , o calor seco que aquece a pele mas não nos faz suar.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Alguns amigos
nos perguntam se o deserto não é monótono, sem vida. Mas há vida em toda parte:
coiotes, javalis, linces, coelhos e esquilos vagam pelo deserto. Borboletas, libélulas
e águias voam por toda parte. Cobras, ratos do deserto, formigas de todos os
tamanhos e formas, lagartos, escorpiões, há uma enorme quantidade de insetos. E
as flores desabrocham em todos os lugares. A vida é abundante e cheia de
surpresas para aqueles que param e admiram o esplendor da natureza e da vida
selvagem. Mas espere, não diga isso para muitas pessoas. Deixe-os pensar que
Tucson é quente e chata. Queremos manter a beleza deste lugar tão especial em
segredo.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-771694957924875222015-06-20T20:55:00.001-07:002015-06-20T20:57:18.944-07:00LOVE, HATE, AND FORGIVENESS (AMOR, ÓDIO, E PERDÃO)<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv57vHbxcHJxEphM4Mzl54g3J0pYKVO6CxwSQloLq8sC49cMxyZmY-_cDY3iEv0uZ-4ayTUoy5DUqkEw2wIvkvAHMyHrF1rCRenBYxNXjlYw-qqJMoL9wIgC_JzIWAhEMj8uPtf_ZHxTY/s1600/igreja+em+south+carolina.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv57vHbxcHJxEphM4Mzl54g3J0pYKVO6CxwSQloLq8sC49cMxyZmY-_cDY3iEv0uZ-4ayTUoy5DUqkEw2wIvkvAHMyHrF1rCRenBYxNXjlYw-qqJMoL9wIgC_JzIWAhEMj8uPtf_ZHxTY/s1600/igreja+em+south+carolina.1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On Thursday morning, June 18, nine people were killed in The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal
Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
A young man walked in the church, sat for one hour in the Bible study
group, and then opened fire on the participants. He was apprehended and is now
in custody. Twenty one year old </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dylann Roof</span> admitted to the crimes and<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> supposedly
explained that he wanted to start a race war. Why he decided to kill the people
at the church and why he wanted to start a war remains a mystery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> On Friday morning,
June 19<sup>th</sup>, the body of the medium Gilberto Arruda was found in the Spiritist
Center<span style="background: white; letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> Lar de Frei Luiz,
in a western suburb of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.</span> The 73 year old man, who performed spiritual surgeries for about
60 years and lived to help the poor and sick, was gagged, his hands tied and he
had many wounds on his face. So far, nobody has been arrested for his death. His
murder is still a mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">Two senseless
crimes, in two different countries. One is being investigated as a racial hate crime.
The other is being seen as a matter of religious intolerance. In fact, they are
the same. Both were perpetrated by individuals who couldn’t accept that other
people held a different point of view and were blind to the good that their
victims were doing in the world. In Charleston, the nine men and women killed
were exemplary citizens, good parents, role models for society and their
families. In Rio de Janeiro, Gilberto Arruda was one of the most respected
mediums of a traditional spiritualist house, responsible for spiritual surgery
in critically ill patients. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tragic like these happen, we tend to think that there is more evil than good
going around. Although the intent of the murderers is to cause terrible damage,
in the end what they accomplish is the opposite: the whole society unites in
the will to repudiate these acts. The talk of forgiveness is louder than the
one of vengeance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">The criminals will
be punished and forgotten where they can’t do harm to others anymore. However,
their victims will live forever, in the memory of the ones who loved them. The
church, and the spiritist center, will be filled again with music, prayers and
hope. And the ones who seek peace will always find a sanctuary in these places
of worship. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Na quinta-feira de
manhã, no dia 18 de junho, nove pessoas foram mortas na Igreja Africana Metodista
Episcopal Emanuel em Charleston, Carolina do Sul. Um jovem entrou na igreja,
sentou-se durante uma hora no grupo de estudo da bíblia e, em seguida, abriu
fogo contra os participantes. Ele foi preso e agora está sob custódia. Dylann
Roof, de vinte e um anos de idade, admitiu ter cometido os crimes e,
supostamente, explicou que queria começar uma guerra racial. Por que ele
decidiu matar as pessoas na igreja e por que queria começar uma guerra
permanece um mistério.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Na sexta-feira
de manhã do dia 19 de junho, o corpo do médium Gilberto Arruda foi encontrado
no Centro Espírita Frei Luiz, em um subúrbio do Rio de Janeiro, no Brasil. O senhor
de 73 anos, que realizou cirurgias espirituais por mais de 60 anos e vivia para
ajudar os pobres e doentes, foi amordaçado, estava com as mãos amarradas e muitos
ferimentos no rosto. Até agora, ninguém foi preso por sua morte. Seu
assassinato permanece um mistério.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dois assassinatos sem
sentido, em dois países diferentes. Um está sendo investigado como um crime de
ódio racial. O outro está sendo encarado como uma questão de intolerância
religiosa. Na verdade, os dois são crimes iguais. Ambos foram perpetrados por
indivíduos que não podiam aceitar que outras pessoas tivessem opiniões e
crenças diferentes, e não viam o bem que suas vítimas estavam fazendo no mundo.
Em Charleston, os nove homens e mulheres mortos eram cidadãos exemplares, bons
pais, modelos de comportamento para a sociedade e suas famílias. No Rio de
Janeiro, Gilberto Arruda era um dos médiuns mais respeitados de uma casa
espírita tradicional, responsável pela cirurgia espiritual em pacientes
criticamente enfermos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Quando crimes tão trágicos
como estes acontecem, chegamos a
conclusão de que há mais mal do que bem por aí. Mas embora a intenção dos
assassinos seja de causar danos terríveis, no final o que eles conseguem é o
oposto: a sociedade inteira se une no desejo de repudiar esses atos. Os apelos
por perdão soam mais alto do que os de vingança.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Os criminosos serão
punidos e esquecidos em algum lugar onde não podem mais fazer mal aos outros. No
entanto, as suas vítimas viverão para sempre, na lembrança dos seus entes
queridos. A igreja e o centro espírita se encherão novamente com música,
orações e esperança. E aqueles que buscam a paz sempre encontrarão um santuário
nesses locais sagrados.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-37172143813312189232015-06-17T20:14:00.000-07:002015-06-17T20:14:06.927-07:00Gonzales: The hidden treasure of Texas (Gonzales: O tesouro escondido do Texas)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mansion, circa 1800</td></tr>
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When my husband and I started our long journey from
Pennsylvania, where we used to live, to Arizona, where we just bought a house,
we decided to take our time driving slowly through the southern US. Our plan
was to visit some well-known cities, like Charleston SC and Savannah GA, spend
time with family who lived in the South, and discover the country side. Trying
to stay away from the tourist attractions that everybody visits, I googled the
most cute towns in each state that we would be crossing, hoping to find some special
places along our way. That is why we came to be in Gonzales, TX, 1,715 miles
from our house, two hours west of Houston, and literally in the middle of
nowhere.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main square in Gonzales</td></tr>
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The website that recommended Gonzales described it as the
‘Cradle of Texan Independence’ (the first shots for Texas’ independence were
fired there), a charming, historic small town with picturesque, enchanting bed
and breakfasts and inns, a plethora of museums and tours of historic homes. After getting installed in our hotel room and
leaving my husband to do his work, I set out on foot to discover everything
that the town had to offer. I walked a few blocks and started to feel
disappointed. Where was the beauty that the writer had described? I asked one
local about the main street. He laughed and answered: “this is it. This is the
main part of the town.” Oh, ok. I was glad to be made aware of that.</div>
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I kept walking, looking at the old houses and thinking about
the ones in Newtown, PA, where I lived, which are not part of any historic tour
and are just so gorgeous. Failing to find anything special there, I looked for
the Jail Museum. Again, very disappointing. My hometown in Brazil, Corumbá, has
an old jail house which was transformed into a craft store and is full of
original crafts by local artists, aside local history. I didn’t see anything
like that in the jail in Gonzales. </div>
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Since I had nothing to do, I thought I would do my nails,
always an interesting pastime. Oh well… the beauty shop was closed. I did see a
cleaner that was open, among many other stores that were closed. But I didn’t
have anything that needed to be cleaned.</div>
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In the end, I came to the conclusion that these towns that
are presented as hidden treasures are hidden because they have not much to
offer. At least for me, Gonzales didn’t seem very appealing. But the local
people were very friendly and ready to talk. Maybe they weren’t used to seeing
tourists looking lost and walking by themselves with a perplexed expression on
their face, like me.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jail house, now a museum</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="PT-BR">GONZALES: O TESOURO ESCONDIDO DO TEXAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Quando meu
marido e eu começamos a nossa longa viagem da Pensilvânia, onde morávamos, para
o Arizona, onde acabamos de comprar uma casa, decidimos viajar de carro
lentamente pelo sul dos EUA. Nosso plano era visitar algumas cidades bem
conhecidas, como Charleston, em SC, e Savana, na GA, visitar alguns parentes
que moravam no Sul, e descobrir o interior
do país. Numa tentativa de escapar das atrações turísticas que todos visitam, pesquisei
na internete as cidadezinhas mais bonitas de cada estado que iríamos
atravessar, na esperança de encontrar alguns lugares especiais ao longo do nosso
caminho. Foi por isso que acabamos visitando Gonzales, TX, localizada a 1715
milhas de nossa casa, a duas horas de Houston, e literalmente no meio do nada.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span lang="PT-BR">O site que
recomendava Gonzales descrevia a cidade como o "berço da Independência do Texas"
(os primeiros tiros pela independência do Texas foram disparados lá), uma
encantadora cidadezinha, histórica e pitoresca, com encantadoras pousadas e hotéis, uma infinidade de museus e excursões
por casas históricas. Depois de me instalar no nosso quarto do hotel e deixar o
meu marido trabalhando, saí a pé para descobrir tudo o que a cidade tinha para
oferecer. Andei algumas quadras e comecei
a me sentir decepcionada. Onde estava a beleza que o escritor havia
descrito? Perguntei a uma pessoa da cidade sobre a rua principal. Ele riu e
respondeu: "É esta aqui. Esta é a parte principal da cidade. " Oh,
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<span lang="PT-BR">Continuei
andando, olhando as casas antigas e pensando sobre as de Newtown, na
Pensilvânia, onde eu morava, que não fazem parte de nenhuma excursão histórica
e são tão lindas. Como não conseguia encontrar nada de especial nas casas, tentei
achar o Museu da Cadeia. Mais uma vez, muito decepcionante. Minha cidade natal
no Brasil, Corumbá, tem uma casa antiga que era uma prisão e foi transformada
numa loja de artesanato. Está cheia de artesanato originais de artistas locais,
sem falar da história local. Não vi nada parecido com isso na prisão de
Gonzales. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Já que eu
não tinha nada para fazer, pensei em ir fazer minhas unhas, sempre um
passatempo interessante. Quem diria ... o salão de beleza estava fechado. Vi uma
lavanderia aberta, entre muitas outras lojas que estavam fechadas. Mas eu não tinha
nada que precisava ser lavado.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">No final,
cheguei à conclusão de que essas cidades que são apresentadas como tesouros
escondidos estão escondidas porque não têm muito a oferecer. Não achei Gonzales
muito atraente. Mas as pessoas da cidade foram muito simpáticas e dispostas a
conversar. Talvez não estivessem acostumadas a ver turistas parecendo perdidos
e andando sozinhos com uma expressão perplexa no rosto, como eu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-19262269575497106642015-06-15T14:03:00.001-07:002015-06-15T14:03:59.238-07:00The Southern Charm of Savannah (O charme sulista de Savana)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sitting lazily close to the Savannah River, the city of
Savannah, with its cobblestone streets, countless parks and historic buildings
invites the visitors to go back in time and embark on a magical journey filled
with beauty and charm. Yesterday we visited this enchanted city and were
fascinated by its architecture, landscape and tranquility. </div>
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The romantic southern
atmosphere welcomed us and enveloped us with its grace and elegance. Old
carriages carried tourists throughout the city.<br />
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The Savannah riverfront, with
its countless stores and restaurants, was a perfect place to sit and have
dinner outside, people watching and enjoying a nice evening breeze. In the
morning, we strolled through some of the 22 squares, many of them with
fountains or monuments explaining a little about the story of the city. In the
end, we just wished we had more time to spend in this place so unique where the
past and present don't conflict and where life seems to proceed in slow motion.</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Debruçada
preguiçosamente sobre o rio Savana, a cidade de Savana, com suas ruas de
paralelepípedos, inúmeros parques e edifícios históricos, convida os visitantes
a voltar no tempo e embarcar numa viagem mágica cheia de charme e beleza. Ontem,
visitamos essa cidade encantada e ficamos fascinados com a sua arquitectura,
paisagem e tranquilidade. </span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">A romântica atmosfera do sul acolheu-nos e nos
envolveu com sua graça e elegância. Carruagens antigos transportavam turistas pela
cidade. A rua de frente para o rio, com as suas inúmeras lojas e restaurantes, revelou-se
um lugar perfeito para nos sentar e jantar do lado de fora, enquanto
observávamos as pessoas e desfrutávamos de uma agradável brisa da noite. Na
parte da manhã, fizemos um passeio visitando algumas das 22 praças, muitas delas
com fontes ou monumentos contando um pouco sobre a história local. No final, apenas
lamentamos não termos mais tempo para passar na cidade tão original, onde o
passado e o presente se mesclam e onde a vida parece seguir sempre em câmera
lenta.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-22358791114752457692015-06-09T17:03:00.001-07:002015-06-09T17:17:09.304-07:00GRATITUDE (GRATIDÃO) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I came to the conclusion that there are a lot of very good
people in the world. The bad people make so much noise and the press is so
eager to advertise whatever they do, that sometimes we forget about the
goodness. But again and again I am convinced that it is there. We are surrounded
by beauty, love, faith, compassion and peace, even though the world sometimes
seems like it is falling apart.</div>
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This week, I am leaving the county where I lived for almost
23 years in a state of gratitude. Good things came from everyone, everywhere. One
of my friends came over with her husband to help my husband lift some heavy
furniture and gave me a beautiful pocketbook. Another stopped by, left me some nice
jewelry and other gifts, and invited me over to her house so she could
do a foot massage. When she heard that I had been sick, another friend
offered to come to my house to do reiki on me. Yet another gifted me an
exquisite bracelet from Russia. In the Spiritist Center, a party with lots of
food was organized in my honor, leaving me with a warm heart and moist
eyes. Between hugs and kisses, I was
told again and again how much I would be missed... Even strangers treated me with
a lot of kindness. Whenever I called to have a service installed in AZ, I was
wished good luck on my adventures. The realtor who helped me buy a house in
Arizona went out of his way to explain everything that needed to be done in Tucson
by a new homeowner. When I emailed another realtor, from another town, to thank
him for had given us the name of this realtor in Tucson, he responded saying
that he was happy that my story had ended well because he loved a happy ending. Aside
that, he also sent me a picture of his
daughter getting married… </div>
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There are times in our lives when everything seems to go
wrong: we are eating something and there goes a piece of a tooth; the car
breaks and costs a lot to fix; we want to buy a house and can’t find the
right one; there is not enough work, or there is too much work; our kids would
rather be friends with an enemy than to spend time with us. In moments like
that, it is good to keep an open mind and try to see the big picture. Better
times will come, they always do. The winter never lasts forever and all thunderstorms,
no matter how strong, come to an end. In moments of difficulty, we need to
remember the good times we had because they give us the strength to keep going.
In moments of happiness, it is important to stop a little and acknowledge how
lucky we are. The Universe surrounds us with grace and beauty, for which
we should always be grateful.</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Cheguei à
conclusão de que há um monte de pessoas muito boas no mundo. As pessoas más
fazem tanto escarcéu e a imprensa está sempre tão ansiosa para divulgar o que fazem,
que às vezes nos esquecemos da bondade. Mas incontáveis vezes sou lembrada de
que a bondade existe. Estamos rodeados por beleza, amor, fé, compaixão e paz,
mesmo que o mundo às vezes pareça que está caindo aos pedaços.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Esta
semana, eu estou deixando o município onde morei por quase 23 anos em um estado
de gratidão. Recebi coisas boas de todo mundo, de toda parte. Uma das minhas
amigas veio com o marido ajudar o meu marido a carregar alguns móveis pesados </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span><span lang="PT-BR">e me deu uma bolsa linda</span><span lang="PT-BR">. Outra passou para me dar umas
bijouterias, juntamente com outros presentes, e me convidou para ir à sua casa
para que ela me fizesse uma massagem nos pés. Quando soube que eu tinha estado
doente, outra amiga se ofereceu para vir a minha casa me fazer reiki. Outra
ainda me deu uma pulseira super diferente da Rússia. No Centro Espírita, os
dirigentes organizaram uma festa em minha honra com comida deliciosa,
deixando-me emocionada e com os olhos úmidos. Entre beijos e abraços, todos me
repetiram como iriam sentir minha falta... Até mesmo estranhos me trataram com
muita gentileza. Todas as vezes que precisei telefonar para pedir a instalação
de algum serviço no Arizona, as pessoas me desejaram boa sorte em minhas
aventuras. O corretor de imóveis que nos ajudou a comprar uma casa no Arizona passou
horas nos explicando tudo que precisava ser feito em Tucson por um novo
proprietário de casa. Quando eu enviei um e-mail a um outro corretor de
imóveis, de outra cidade, para lhe agradecer por nos ter indicado esse corretor
de imóveis em Tucson, ele respondeu dizendo que estava feliz que a nossa
história tinha terminado bem, porque ele adorava um final feliz. E, além do
mais, me enviou uma foto de sua filha se casando...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Há momentos
em nossas vidas quando tudo parece dar errado: estamos comendo alguma coisa e
lá se vai um pedaço do dente; o carro quebra e fica uma nota para ser consertado;
queremos comprar uma casa e não conseguimos achar aquela que nos convém; não temos
muito trabalho, ou temos trabalho demais; nossos filhos preferem ser amigos de
um inimigo do que passar algumas horas com a gente. Nessas horas, é bom manter
uma mente aberta e tentar ver o panorama geral. Melhores tempos virão, eles
sempre vem. O inverno nunca dura para sempre e todas as tempestades, não importa
quão fortes, chegam ao fim. Em momentos de dificuldades, precisamos lembrar dos
bons momentos que tivemos, porque eles nos dão força para continuar. Em
momentos de felicidade, é importante parar um pouco e reconhecer a sorte que
temos. O Universo nos cerca de graça e beleza, pelas quais devemos ser sempre
gratos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-67856921886546611722015-06-02T16:28:00.000-07:002015-06-02T18:34:48.196-07:00GOODBYE PHILADELPHIA, HELLO TUCSON (ADEUS FILADÉLFIA, OLÁ TUCSON)<div class="MsoNormal">
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It is cold and I almost don’t have winter clothes to wear. They
are all packed. My books are packed as well. Most of my plants already went to
other homes. My pots and pans are in boxes and I have a wonderful excuse not to
cook. My house is upside down, full of boxes everywhere. As I sit by the
computer I ask myself for the millionth time: are we going to be ready when the
movers arrive? Next week, after almost 28 years living on the East Coast, my
husband and I will be leaving for Arizona. </div>
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I wish I could say that this was an easy decision and that everything
happened without a glitch. However, I already realized that while the lives of
many people proceed on a state of normalcy, mine is characterized by constant
bumps and turbulence that sometimes leave me speechless. Just as an example, one
month ago we were looking for a house in California. Then we switched gears
and, two weeks ago, bought a place in Arizona. Flying back from Tucson, instead
of starting packing I was forced to make a detour and spend time in the
hospital for emergency surgery. </div>
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Now, things are somehow back to normal. I have time to
ponder and think about what I am leaving and what lies ahead of me. It is so difficult to leave behind what we
are accustomed to, to change old habits, to find new ways of life, to discover
and dream the infinite possibilities… “Why are you moving?” A friend of mine
keeps asking me. She is fine living in Philadelphia and can’t see that my dream
is not here. It is in a place full of mountains and cactus, where people sit
outside to have lunch, they don’t seem to be in such a hurry as here on the
East Coast and where I can be warm all year long. My dream started in 2002 when
I saw a picture of a door on a house in a newspaper. I thought I had to visit
that city with doors so colorful. Two years later I booked a flight to go there
and, as soon as I parked at the Bed and Breakfast, I found myself staring at
the same door I had seen in the newspaper. It seemed that the door was inviting
me to discover the secrets of that city. And it was love at first sight.</div>
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Although I am excited (and scared!) about the move, I feel
sorry for the friends that I made here and won’t see anymore. However, I
console myself thinking that I was lucky to have them in my life, walking with
me for awhile. They will proceed with their journey and I will proceed with mine.
Who knows if in other lives we won’t meet again? The future holds many surprises.
I just hope that the memories of the good time spent together with my friends will
continue with me, no matter where I go. </div>
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ADEUS FILADÉLFIA, OLÁ
TUCSON</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Está frio e
eu quase não tenho roupas de inverno para vestir. Elas estão todas empacotadas.
Meus livros estão empacotados também. A maioria das minhas plantas já foram
para outras casas. Minhas panelas e frigideiras estão em caixas e agora tenho
uma ótima desculpa para não cozinhar. Minha casa está de cabeça para baixo,
cheia de caixas em todos os lugares. Quando tenho um tempo para me sentar perto
do computador, me pergunto pela milhézima vez: será que estaremos prontos
quando o pessoal da mudança chegar? Na próxima semana, depois de quase 28 anos morando
na Costa Leste, o meu marido e eu vamos nos mudar para o Arizona.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Gostaria de
poder dizer que esta foi uma decisão fácil e que tudo aconteceu sem qualquer
falha. No entanto, já percebi que enquanto a vida de muita gente prossegue em
um estado de normalidade, a minha é caracterizada por solavancos constantes e turbulência
que, às vezes, me deixam sem fala. Apenas como exemplo, há um mês estávamos
procurando uma casa na Califórnia. Depois, mudamos de ideia e, há duas semanas,
compramos uma casa no Arizona. Após a viagem de volta de Tucson, em vez de começar
a preparar a mudança fui forçada a fazer um desvio e passar uns dias no
hospital, me submetendo a uma cirurgia de emergência.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Agora, as
coisas estão de alguma forma de volta ao normal. Tenho tempo para refletir e
pensar sobre o que estou deixando e o que encontrarei quando me mudar. É tão
difícil deixar para trás o que estamos acostumados, desfazer-se de velhos
hábitos, encontrar novas formas de vida, descobrir e sonhar com infinitas possibilidades...
"Por que você está mudando?" Minha amiga vive me perguntando. Ela está
satisfeita com sua vida na Filadélfia e não entende que meu sonho não está
aqui. Ele está em um lugar cheio de montanhas e cactus, onde as pessoas se
sentam para almoçar ao ar livre, não parecem estar com tanta pressa como aqui
na Costa Leste, e onde não ficarei com frio o ano todo. Meu sonho começou em 2002,
quando vi uma foto da porta de uma casa em um jornal. Imediatamente pensei que
eu tinha que visitar aquela cidade com portas tão coloridas. Dois anos mais
tarde, comprei uma passagem para ir lá e, assim que estacionei na Bed and
Breakfast, dei de cara com a mesma porta que eu tinha visto no jornal. Parecia
que a porta estava me convidando para descobrir os segredos daquela cidade. E
foi amor à primeira vista.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Embora eu esteja
animada (e assustada!) com a mudança, sinto tristeza pelos amigos que fiz aqui
e não verei mais. No entanto, eu me consolo pensando que tive sorte de tê-los
em minha vida, caminhando comigo por algum tempo. Eles vão continuar sua viagem
e eu continuarei a minha. Quem sabe se em outra vida não nos encontraremos
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bons tempos que passei junto com os meus amigos continuem comigo, não importa
onde eu esteja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-8452123312755122152014-02-04T15:00:00.000-08:002014-02-04T15:01:00.228-08:00THE WHITE OF YOUR HAIR (O BRANCO DO SEU CABELO)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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The nurse just combed her white hair, and now I hold her
hands, doing reiki on her, hoping that I can transmit some energy to her. She
looks at me without seeing me. Or does she see me? She seems lost in her fears,
in her pain, in her memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Curled up in</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">her bed</span>, <span class="hps">with her</span> knees<span class="hps"> raised</span>, in an almost <span class="hps">fetal</span> <span class="hps">position</span>, she looks as fragile as
a bird. Since I started visiting her about ten months ago, she appears to have shrunk
and almost never speaks. But sometimes, all of a sudden, she asks me softly; “Why?”
I wish I could give her an answer…</span></div>
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everything: lakes, trees, houses… Birds fly in flocks, looking for warmer
places to go. Dogs run around, unaware that below all that beauty there might
be danger. One needs to be careful.</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> She
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to work, happy couples hugging each other, crowded restaurants, beggars and
millionaires. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The world follows its
natural course, like the seasons of the year, indifferent to her suffering. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Core Creek Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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There
is so much sadness in this room, as if a heavy blanket is trying to cover it
forever. She looks at me and my heart cries out for her and for me. She doesn’t
know and I don’t know either who is comforting who. I hold her hand and she
holds mine.</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ehBE1x2RAA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ehBE1x2RAA</a> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Core Creek Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"> A enfermeira acabou
de pentear o cabelo dela, todo branco, e agora eu seguro suas mãos, fazendo
reiki nela, esperando que eu possa lhe transmitir um pouco de energia. </span><span title="She looks at me without seeing me.">Ela olha para mim sem me ver. </span><span title="Or does she see me?">Ou será que me vê? </span><span title="She seems lost in her fears, in her pain, in her memories.">Ela parece
perdida em seus medos, em sua dor, em suas lembranças. Encolhida na cama, com
os joelhos levantados, numa posição quase fetal, ela dá a impressão de ser tão
frágil quanto um pássaro. </span><span title="Since I started visiting her about ten months ago, she appears to have shrunk and almost never speaks.">Desde
que comecei a visitá-la há cerca de dez meses, ela parece ter ficado menor e
quase nunca fala. </span><span title="But sometimes, all of a suddenly, she asks me softly: “why”.">Mas, às
vezes, de repente, me pergunta baixinho: "por quê?" </span><span title="I wish I could give her an answer…
">Gostaria de poder lhe dar
uma resposta...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Core Creek Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ela não sabe, mas lá fora o mundo
é branco como seus cabelos. </span><span title="The snow covers everything: lakes, trees, houses… Birds fly in flocks, maybe looking for warm places to go.">A
neve cobre tudo: lagos, árvores, casas ... Os pássaros voam em bandos, à
procura de lugares mais quentes. </span><span title="Dogs run around, unaware that below all that beauty there might be danger.">Cachorros
correm, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sem se dar conta de que embaixo de
toda essa beleza pode haver perigo. </span><span title="One needs to be careful.
">É preciso ter cuidado.<br />
</span><span title="She doesn't know but there are cars outside, children playing, people going to work, happy couples hugging each other, business doing very well and others going bankrupt."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Core Creek Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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</span>Ela
não sabe, mas há carros nas ruas, crianças brincando, pessoas indo para o
trabalho, casais felizes se abraçando, <span class="hps">restaurantes lotados</span><span class="shorttext">, mendigos </span><span class="hps">e milionários</span></span>. <span title="The world follows its natural course, like the seasons of the year, indifferent to her suffering.
">O
mundo segue seu curso natural, como as estações do ano, indiferente ao seu
sofrimento.<br />
</span><span title="There is sadness in this room, as if a heavy blanket is trying to cover it forever."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Há uma tristeza imensa neste quarto, como se
um cobertor pesado estivesse tentando cobri-lo para sempre. </span><span title="She looks at me and my hearts cries for her and for me.">Ela olha para
mim e meu coração chora por ela e por mim. </span><span title="She doesn't know and I don't know either who is comforting who.">Ela não
sabe e eu também não sei quem está confortando quem. </span><span title="I hold her hand and she holds mine.">Eu seguro sua mão e ela segura a
minha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Two months ago, I went to a Hopi village in
Northeast Arizona to watch a ceremonial dance, and I was told that no pictures
were allowed. For someone like me, used to photograph everything everywhere I
go, that sounded like a very difficult rule to follow. However, I soon realized
that I could see ten times more without my camera than with it. By leaving the
camera behind me, I had been forced to open the eyes of my soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In the village’s small square, the Hopis had placed
plastic chairs around a circle and were sitting there, waiting for the dance to
start. Others were sitting on the roofs of the houses, also waiting patiently. Short
women dressed in colorful clothes, with shawls wrapped around their waist,
teenagers in skirts, their long hair loose and shining over their shoulders,
older men in brown pants and shirts, children in bright dresses or jeans –
everybody seemed to have taken good care of their appearance before joining the
crowds for the celebration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Suddenly, about seventy male Hopis took their
position inside the square. All had yellow flowers on their head, with red and
yellow feathers. Their chests were naked and painted with different colors.
They had skirts and wore moccasins on their feet. Before starting the dance,
some of them went to the spectators with baskets, and distributed fruits,
vegetables, cakes, and small bags with popcorn or cookies. Everybody got
something and then the dancers went back to the circle so the dance could
start. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">A Hopi in the middle of the square shouted some
command and the others banged their feet on the ground, shaking their rattles
and moving around in a circle. The dance went on for some time, following a
steady drumbeat that was monotonous and yet powerful. Then, everybody stopped.
Nobody clapped. The dancers got their baskets and went to the audience again,
giving out more food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was in awe
watching the simplicity of the dance, the offerings being bestowed on the
public, the lack of any “star” in the show, where everyone seemed to be as
important as the next person. Above all, I was amazed by the capacity of the
concentration of the audience:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
children didn’t talk or run around; nobody was checking emails, making comments
or drinking anything. The dancers and the audience were in harmony, enjoying
and honoring that moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">If I had my camera with me, I probably would be more
concerned with finding the right angle to take a picture than admiring the
dancers’ costumes, observing the people, listening to the few conversations
during the intervals, or trying to understand the meaning of the dances. I
would be more focused on sharing the moment with others than enjoying the
moment myself. In other words, I would be there, but thinking about how others
would react to my perception of the experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sometimes we are so determined to record a scene or
an idea for posterity that we don’t observe the whole picture and don’t enjoy
it as much as we could. After smartphones became so popular, nowadays everybody
takes pictures of everything. Our eyes jump from one sight to the next, without
concentrating on any particular spot. We want to make sure that we don’t miss
anything. In the end, we lose touch with our emotions because we are not
feeling the moment, just watching it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I am not saying that I will stop taking my camera
with me when I travel. But not having it for a change was really an amazing
experience. With the eyes of my soul, I could experience the village and its
inhabitants, the smells in the air, the rhythm of the music, the timid smiles
of the children, the generous act of sharing a harvest, the simplicity of the
houses, the respect with which the elders were treated… </span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">I could see so much more. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">É PROIBIDO FOTOGRAFAR</span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Há dois meses,
fui a uma aldeia dos índios Hopi no Nordeste do Arizona para assistir a uma
dança cerimonial, e me disseram que era proibido tirar fotos. Para alguém como
eu, acostumada a fotografar tudo em todos os lugares onde vou, aquela regra
pareceu um martírio. No entanto, logo percebi que eu podia ver dez vezes mais
sem minha máquina fotográfica do que com ela. Ao deixar a máquina de lado, fui
forçada a abrir os olhos da minha alma.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Na pequena praça
da aldeia, os Hopis colocaram cadeiras de plástico em torno de um círculo e sentaram-se,
esperando a dança começar. Outros se instalaram sobre os telhados das casas,
também esperando pacientemente. As mulheres, bem baixas, vestiam roupas
coloridas, com xales enrolados em torno da cintura; as adolescentes usavam
saias, seus longos cabelos soltos e brilhando sobre os ombros; os homens mais
velhos tinham calças e camisas marrons; as crianças estavam com vestidos coloridos
ou calças jeans - todo mundo parecia ter tomado um cuidado especial com a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aparência antes de se juntar à multidão para a
celebração.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">De repente,
cerca de setenta índios Hopis se posicionaram no meio da praça. Todos tinham
flores amarelas sobre a cabeça, com penas vermelhas e amarelas. Seus peitos
estavam nus e eram pintados com cores diferentes. Eles usavam saias e calçavam
mocassins. Antes de iniciar a dança, alguns deles foram até os espectadores,
carregando cestos, e distribuíram frutas, legumes, bolos e pequenos sacos com pipoca
ou biscoitos. Todo mundo ganhou alguma coisa. Em seguida, os dançarinos
voltaram para o círculo para que a dança pudesse começar.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">No meio da praça,
um índio Hopi gritou um comando e os outros começaram a bater os pés no chão, sacudindo
seus chocalhos e movendo-se em círculo. A dança continuou por algum tempo, sempre
seguindo uma batida constante, monótona mas poderosa. Então, todo mundo parou.
Ninguém aplaudiu. Os dançarinos pegaram suas cestas e foram para onde os
espectadores se sentavam, mais uma vez oferecendo-lhes comida.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eu fiquei maravilhada vendo a simplicidade da
dança, as comidas que eram oferecidas ao público, a falta de uma
"estrela" no show, onde cada um parecia ser tão importante quanto a
próxima pessoa. Acima de tudo, fiquei surpresa com a capacidade de concentração
do público: as crianças não falavam nem corriam ao redor, ninguém checava seus
e-mails, fazia comentários ou bebia alguma coisa. Os dançarinos e o público
estavam em harmonia, aproveitando e honrando aquele momento.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Se eu estivesse
com a minha máquina fotográfica, provavelmente estaria mais preocupada em achar
o ângulo certo para tirar uma foto do que em admirar as fantasias dos
dançarinos, observar o público, ouvir as poucas conversas durante os
intervalos, ou tentar entender o significado das danças. Estaria mais interessada
em compartilhar o momento com os outros, no futuro, do que em aproveitar o
momento eu mesma. Em outras palavras, eu estaria lá, mas pensando em como os
outros iriam reagir à minha percepção da experiência.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Às vezes ficamos
tão decididos a gravar uma cena ou uma ideia para a posteridade, que não
observamos o quadro inteiro e não o apreciamos tanto quanto poderíamos ter
feito. Depois que os smartphones se tornaram populares, hoje em dia todo
mundo tira fotos de tudo. Nossos olhos saltam de uma paisagem para a outra, sem
se concentrar em nenhum ponto em particular. Queremos ter certeza de que não
perdemos nada. No final, perdemos o contato com nossas emoções porque não
estamos sentindo o momento, apenas assistindo-o.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Não estou
dizendo que vou parar de levar minha máquina fotográfica comigo quando viajo.
Mas não tê-la, para variar, foi realmente uma experiência incrível. Com os
olhos da minha alma, pude vivenciar a aldeia e seus habitantes, os cheiros do
ar, o ritmo da música, os sorrisos tímidos das crianças, o ato generoso da
partilha de uma colheita, a simplicidade das casas, o respeito com que os
idosos eram tratados ... Eu vi muito, mas muito mais.</span></div>
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We came back from the trip silent, in awe of so much beauty.
After driving a few days through deserted valleys and mountains, we realized
that we had a lot to learn about nature. The Indians, who have inhabited that
part of Northeast Arizona for centuries, are wise. They raise animals and plant
what they need to survive, preserve their traditions and go about life at a
slow pace, as if the next day is of no importance at all. Accustomed to the
fast paced rhythm of the East Coast, at the beginning we felt lost. Then, we
realized that their approach made total sense.</div>
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There are about 18.300 Hopi people in the US and 300.000
Navajos. The Navajos are the largest tribe in the US. Both live mostly in
Northeast Arizona. The Hopi, also known as the Peaceful People, hold dear to
their traditions. They don’t allow pictures to be taken of their people and
don’t permit casinos to be built on their reservation, a source of a lot of
revenue for other tribes. The Navajo have a few fast food chains within their
reservation and built casinos in New Mexico, but not in Arizona. We visited the
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park - <a href="http://www.arizonaguide.com/places-to-visit/arizona-parks-monuments/monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park">http://www.arizonaguide.com/places-to-visit/arizona-parks-monuments/monument-valley-navajo-tribal-park</a> and the Canyon de Chelly National Monument - <a href="http://www.arizonaguide.com/places-to-visit/arizona-parks-monuments/canyon-de-chelly-national-monument">http://www.arizonaguide.com/places-to-visit/arizona-parks-monuments/canyon-de-chelly-national-monument</a>, both
within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. There, we saw huge mesas, sandstone
towers, colorful sheer cliff walls, ancient petroglyphs, archaeological sites, and
the dwellings built between 350 and 1300 <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Anno Domini (A.D.)</span>, once inhabited by the Ancient Puebloan People called
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arizona desert, elevation 6500 feet. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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To the south of the reservations, we visited the Painted
Desert, where colorful sand made the place look like a landscape from Mars. Close
to it was the Petrified Forest - <a href="http://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm">http://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Millions
of years ago, crocodile-like reptiles, giant amphibians, small dinosaurs and
other extinct animals lived in that vast land that had streams and trees. The
trees fell when the climate changed. Over the time, they became petrified wood,
some of them looking like crystals. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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Traveling through this arid landscape we felt like
foreigners, not knowing how the Indians who lived in caves on the mountains
could have survived and how their descendents still manage to preserve their
traditions in today’s hectic society. On the other hand, we felt the same sense
of communion with the land that the Hopi and Navajo share. After all, like the
Hopi saying goes, “All dreams fall from the same sky”.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">As Maravilhas do Nordeste do Arizona<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Voltamos da
viagem em silêncio, em respeito a tanta beleza. Depois de passar alguns dias
viajando de carro através de vales e montanhas desertas, percebemos que
tínhamos muito a aprender com a natureza. Os índios, que habitam essa região do nordeste do Arizona há séculos, são sábios. Criam animais e cultivam o que precisam
para sobreviver, preservando suas tradições e levando a vida num ritmo lento,
como se o dia seguinte não tivesse nenhuma importância. Acostumados com a
agitação da costa leste dos EUA, no início nós nos sentimos perdidos. Então,
percebemos que a maneira de viver dos índios tinha tudo a ver.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon de Chelly petroglyphs. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Há cerca de
18.300 índios Hopi e 300.000 Navajos nos EUA. Os Navajos são a maior tribo dos EUA.
Os dois grupos vivem principalmente no nordeste do Arizona. Os Hopi, também
conhecidos como “O povo da paz”, são muito agarrados às suas tradições. Não
permitem que sejam tiradas fotos dos índios e não permitem que casinos (uma grande
fonte de renda para outras tribos) sejam construídos em sua reserva. Os Navajos
permitem que algumas cadeias de fast food operem dentro de sua reserva e construíram
casinos no estado de New Mexico, mas não no Arizona. V</span><span class="hps"><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">isitamos o</span></span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"> <span class="hps">Monument Valley</span> <span class="hps">Navajo</span> <span class="hps">Tribal</span> <span class="hps">Park e o</span>
<span class="hps">Canyon</span> <span class="hps">de Chelly</span> <span class="hps">National</span>
<span class="hps">Monument</span>, dentro <span class="hps">da área dos Navajo</span>.
<span class="hps">Lá,</span> <span class="hps">vimos</span> <span class="hps">enormes</span>
“<span class="hps">mesas”</span>, torres de <span class="hps">arenito,</span> <span class="hps">penhascos</span> <span class="hps">íngremes</span> com <span class="hps">paredes</span>
<span class="hps">coloridas</span>, <span class="hps">pinturas rupestres</span> <span class="hps">antigas </span></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(os chamados petróglifos)</span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">, sítios arqueológicos, <span class="hps">e</span> <span class="hps">casas construídas entre</span> <span class="hps">350 e</span> <span class="hps">1300 dC</span>, <span class="hps">que eram</span> <span class="hps">habitadas
pelos</span> <span class="hps">antigos</span> <span class="hps">índios Puebloan</span>
<span class="hps">chamados</span> <span class="hps">Anasazi</span>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Desert, AZ. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Visitamos também
o Deserto Pintado (Painted Desert), ao sul das reservas, onde a areia colorida faz
com que o lugar pareça uma paisagem de Marte. Perto dele vimos a Floresta
Petrificada (Petrified Forest). Há milhões de anos, répteis do tipo de
crocodilos, anfíbios gigantes, pequenos dinossauros e outros animais extintos viviam
nessas vastas terras, que tinham córregos e árvores. As árvores caíram quando o
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petrified Forest, AZ. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Viajando nessa
paisagem árida, nós nos sentimos como estrangeiros, sem entender como os índios
que viviam em cavernas nas montanhas podiam ter sobrevivido e como seus descendentes
</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ainda conseguem preservar suas tradições na sociedade agitada de hoje.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Forest, AZ. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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Six years ago I was in a train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas
Calientes, in Peru, on my way to Machu Picchu. The train was relatively new,
but already had many leaks in the roof. Among the countless young people who
travelled on board, I spotted a woman about my age. We sat together and while
the train slowly climbed the mountains, crossing the Inca Trail, we tried to
forget the water dripping over our heads and we talked. I told her I was
traveling by myself and she admired my courage because she was part of a group
tour. She told me she was English and lived in Los Angeles, but she was going
to retire in the UK and had already bought a house there. I admired the fact
that she was already planning for retirement. Listening to her, I thought I
should start planning for mine as well and decided that, from that day on, I
would travel to many places in the US and Brazil, trying to figure out the best
place for me to live out my old age.</div>
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The years passed. I traveled to many cities that struck my
imagination but never considered seriously if they were good for retirement or
not. Knowing that I am going on vacation this week and aware of my decision to
investigate possible retirement places, my daughter asked me if my trip had
this purpose. Well, I am going to the northeast of Arizona, to visit the Hopi
and Navajo reservations. I don’t think I could retire there. It looks like once
more I am choosing an adventure instead of concentrating on planning for the
future…</div>
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This year I have been forced to think a lot about old age
and death. I am confronted with the problem weekly, when I go to do reiki on a
lady who is in hospice care, dying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently,
my aunt passed away suddenly, causing me to ponder the fragility of life. I am
not afraid of death. It is all the planning that leaves me feeling up in the
air, unsettled. </div>
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My sister sent me an interesting article about how confused
children become when they have to deal with an aging parent. I am aware that I
don’t want to be a burden for my children. How can I avoid that, if I don’t even
know where I want to live in my old days? I imagine that for someone who always
lived in the same place, this is not a problem. The probabilities are that he
will continue where he is. Since I lived in so many places, it is difficult to
decide where to plant my roots as I grow old. </div>
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Old age, it turns out, is not a matter to be dealt with
lightly. Nowadays, there are countless seminaries teaching the best steps to
prepare for the time one gets old, including financial, emotional, and physical
aspects of it. All of them seem to discuss interesting ideas. How to decide
which way is the best way?</div>
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The idea of getting old with friends, shown in many movies,
is very appealing. But how about the very end, when a hospital or a retirement
home becomes almost unavoidable? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like
most people, I would like to die at home. Considering that 80% of people, at
least in the US, die either in a hospital or a retirement home, to die at home
would require a lot of planning and assistance. </div>
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I have seen many old people living in a luxurious retirement
home, surrounded by many amenities that they can’t even see anymore, let alone
enjoy. All their needs are attended to. If they even sneeze, there is a nurse
asking what is going on. They receive such good care, that their death takes
forever and they spend years in these golden cages from which the only exit is
death. Do I want that for me? Even though the life expectancy in the US is 79
years (in Japan, Switzerland and San Marino, countries that have the highest
life expectancy, it is 83 years old, and in Brazil, it is 74 years old) there
are a lot of people older than 100 living in retirement homes. Some of them
spend more than 10 years there because their children thought they were going
to die much sooner and sent them away. So sad…</div>
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The time when an old person was considered a source of
wisdom and was looked after by their children is fast coming to an end, at
least in the most developed countries. Nowadays, someone approaching old age
needs to make their own plan. And even if the person chooses an ideal place to
live and move there while still young, destiny can intervene and send the
person to another place. A friend of mine was ready to retire in South
Carolina. When her son got very sick in Maine, she was forced to move there and
change all of her plans.</div>
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Life is unpredictable and we can’t cover all possibilities. Still,
maybe we should at least decide if we want to be home until our last day, and
what kind of assistance this would require, what type of retirement home we
would like to go to, in case we are forced to opt for this, if we want to be
kept alive in the event of a coma, and who will make medical decisions for us,
if we become incapacitated. It might sound silly, but we should also think
about small things that would annoy us a lot, in our old days, and take steps
to prevent them from happening. For example, I couldn’t bear to be in a place
where people would leave the TV or a radio on in my bedroom, convinced that I
needed some company, when I always loved the silence. </div>
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I can’t decide about where to live yet, and I am sure any
plan I make will keep changing. But at least I can put “no TV and no radio in
the bedroom” on my wish list for old age.…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Plano n º 63 para a velhice</span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Seis anos
atrás eu estava num trem indo de Ollantaytambo para Aguas Calientes, no Peru, a
caminho de Machu Picchu. O trem era relativamente novo, mas já tinha muitas goteiras
no telhado. Entre os inúmeros jovens que viajavam a bordo, vi uma mulher da
minha idade. Nós nos sentamos juntas e enquanto o trem subia lentamente as
montanhas, cruzando a Trilha Inca, tentamos esquecer da água pingando sobre as
nossas cabeças e batemos papo. Eu lhe disse que viajava sozinha e ela admirou a
minha coragem, já que estava numa excursão. Ela me disse que era inglesa e
vivia em Los Angeles, mas ia se aposentar na Inglaterra e já tinha até comprado
uma casa lá. Eu a admirei por estar planejando sua aposentadoria. Ao ouvi-la, pensei
que eu deveria começar a planejar a minha também e decidi que, a partir daquele
dia, iria viajar para muitos lugares nos EUA e no Brasil com o objetivo de descobrir
o melhor lugar para viver quando ficasse idosa.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Os anos passaram. Viajei para muitas cidades interessantes, mas nunca considerei
seriamente se eram boas ou não para os aposentados. Minha filha, que sabia dos
meus planos de investigar um lugar bom para eu morar mais tarde e que também
sabia que eu ia viajar de férias nesta semana, me perguntou se minha viagem
tinha esse propósito. Bem, eu estou indo para o nordeste do Arizona, para
visitar as reservas dos índios Hopi e Navajo. Não acho que poderia me aposentar
lá. Parece que mais uma vez optei por uma aventura em vez de me concentrar no
planejamento para o futuro ...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Este ano fui
forçada a pensar muito sobre a velhice e a morte. Sou confrontada com o
problema semanalmente, quando vou fazer reiki numa senhora que está em cuidados
paliativos, quase morrendo. Recentemente, minha tia faleceu subitamente, levando-me
a refletir sobre a fragilidade da vida. Não tenho medo da morte. É todo o
planejamento que me deixa perplexa.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Minha irmã
me enviou um artigo interessante sobre como os filhos ficam confusos quando têm
de lidar com seus pais idosos. <a href="http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Sociedade/eliane-brum/noticia/2013/04/esses-filhos-perplexos-diante-da-velhice-dos-pais.html">http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Sociedade/eliane-brum/noticia/2013/04/esses-filhos-perplexos-diante-da-velhice-dos-pais.html</a> Sei que não quero ser um peso para meus filhos.
Como posso evitar isso, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>se nem sei onde quero
viver na velhice? Imagino que para alguém que sempre morou no mesmo lugar, isso
não seja um problema. As probabilidades são de que essa pessoa continue onde
está. Como já morei em tantos lugares, é difícil para mim resolver onde plantar
minhas raízes e envelhecer.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">A velhice,
ao que parece, não é uma questão para ser tratada com frivolidade. Hoje em dia,
existem inúmeros seminários ensinando as melhores maneiras para se preparar
para a terceira idade, incluindo os aspectos financeiros, emocionais e físicos.
Todos esses seminários parecem discutir ideias interessantes. Como decidir qual
é o melhor caminho?</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">A ideia de
envelhecer com os amigos, discutida em alguns filmes, é muito atraente. Mas e
quando chega a hora final, quando um hospital ou casa de repouso torna-se quase
inevitável? Como a maioria das pessoas, eu gostaria de morrer em casa.
Considerando-se que 80% das pessoas, pelo menos nos EUA, morrem em hospitais ou
em casas de repouso, a opção de morrer em casa exige muito planejamento e assistência.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Já vi
muitas pessoas idosas morando em casa de repouso luxuosas, cercadas por todo
tipo de conforto que elas não podem nem ver mais e muito menos aproveitar.
Todas as suas necessidades são atendidas. Se espirram, aparece uma enfermeira
perguntando o que está acontecendo. São tão bem cuidadas, que levam uma
eternidade para morrer e passam anos nessas gaiolas de ouro, das quais a única
saída é a morte. Será que quero isso para mim? Apesar de a expectativa de vida nos
EUA ser de 79 anos (no Japão, Suíça e San Marino, os países com a mais alta
expectativa de vida, é de 83 anos de idade e, no Brasil, de 74 anos), há um
monte de idosos, com mais de 100 anos, morando nesses lugares. Alguns deles estão
ali há mais de 10 anos, porque seus filhos pensavam que iam morrer muito mais
cedo e os mandaram para lá. Tão triste ...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">O tempo em
que uma pessoa de idade era considerada uma fonte de sabedoria e cuidada pelos
filhos está rapidamente desaparecendo, pelo menos nos países mais
desenvolvidos. Hoje em dia, quem envelhece precisa fazer seu próprio plano. E
mesmo se a pessoa escolhe um lugar ideal para viver e se muda para lá ainda
jovem, o destino pode intervir e mandar a pessoa para outro lugar. Uma amiga minha
estava pronta para se aposentar na Carolina do Sul. Quando seu filho ficou
muito doente, no Maine, ela foi forçada a se mudar para lá e refazer todos os
seus planos.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">A vida é
imprevisível e não podemos cobrir todas as possibilidades. Ainda assim, talvez
devêssemos pelo menos decidir se queremos ficar em casa até o último dia de
vida, e que tipo de assistência isso iria requerer, para que tipo de casa de
repouso gostaríamos de ir, caso fôssemos forçados a optar por isso, se queremos
ser mantidos vivos, no caso de entrar em coma, e quem tomará as decisão médicas
por nós, se nos tornarmos incapacitados. Pode parecer bobagem, mas também
devemos pensar em pequenas coisas que realmente nos incomodam e tomar providências
para evitá-las na nossa velhice. Por exemplo, eu não ia suportar estar num
lugar onde as pessoas iriam deixar a TV ou o rádio ligado o tempo todo no meu
quarto, convencidos de que eu precisava de alguma companhia, pois sempre amei o
silêncio.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Não consigo
decidir ainda onde viver na minha terceira idade, e tenho certeza de que
qualquer plano que eu fizer vai continuar mudando. Mas, pelo menos, posso
colocar "não ponham nem TV e nem rádio no quarto" na minha lista de
desejos para a velhice ....</span></div>
Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-39046318395464205292013-05-20T21:26:00.001-07:002013-05-20T21:26:32.940-07:00Many Lives, Many Masters (Muitas vidas, muitos mestres)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Today, when I got to the retirement home to do reiki
on K., she had a red bow in her hair. Sleeping peacefully in the bed, hugging
herself, her knees folded up, the 78 year old woman looked like a small child.
I couldn’t help but wonder who had combed her hair that way and, as I always wonder,
why K. was condemned to that slow process of dying, while other people die
suddenly, without any suffering. I had discussed K.’s story with my friend and
she suggested that maybe K. was experiencing that kind of death not as a
punishment for something wrong she had done in this <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>life or in a past one, but because her situation
was teaching a lesson in compassion to her family and relatives. When she was
young, K. was a teacher. It made sense to think that maybe, once more, she was trying
to teach something. We all have our missions when we come to this life. Who
knows what objectives K. had vowed to pursue?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">In his book Many Lives, Many Masters ( <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Many-Lives-Masters-Prominent-Psychiatrist/dp/0671657860">http://www.amazon.com/Many-Lives-Masters-Prominent-Psychiatrist/dp/0671657860</a>, ) the American doctor
Brian Weiss recalls how astonished he was when one of his patients began
recalling past-life traumas. As a traditional psychiatrist, he wasn’t expecting
the patient to go back in time, to another life, or that, following the recollection,
she would be freed from her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. After the
successful treatment with that patient, the doctor helped many patients with their
journey back to a past life. Getting in touch with the person they had been
before brought healing for many of them. It also made the psychiatrist realize something
startling: most of his patients appeared to be connected, in this life, to people
they knew from past lives. In other words, it was as if families and friends
were all part of the same play, which extended from one life to another. However,
in each life they played different characters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Yesterday, I went to watch the movie And Life Goes
On, based on the book of the same title, by spirit author Andre Luiz, through
medium Chico Xavier. The Brazilian movie discusses the skepticism of a man and woman
who die during an operation and refuse to accept that they are now in another
dimension. Once they acknowledge that, they start to explore the complicated web
of relationships involving their families and realize that not only they have
been connected in former lives, but that they all had committed crimes for
which they had to atone. Nobody was innocent. But the Universe offered every
one of them another chance; another opportunity to live again and do better
next time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I thought about the Brazilian movie and the American
book as I moved my hands over K.’s body, with very slow movements. I prayed
that the reiki I was doing on her brought her some of the energy that she
needed to fulfill her mission. In her last months of life, she has really been
my teacher, even though to uneducated eyes she might look just like a poor, old
woman lying in a bed, almost unable to move. The lessons of life come from the
most unexpected places.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">MUITAS VIDAS, MUITOS MESTRES</span></b></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Hoje, quando
cheguei na casa de repouso para fazer reiki em K., ela estava com uma fita vermelha
no cabelo. Dormindo tranquilamente na cama, abraçando-se, com os joelhos
dobrados, ela parecia mais uma criança do que uma mulher de 78 anos. Eu me
perguntei quem teria penteado seu cabelo daquela maneira e, como sempre me
pergunto, por que K. teria sido condenada à aquele lento processo de morte,
enquanto outras pessoas morrem de repente, sem qualquer sofrimento. Eu havia
discutido o caso de K. com a minha amiga e ela disse que talvez K. estivesse morrendo
daquela maneira não como um castigo por algo errado que tivesse feito nesta
vida ou numa outra vida passada, mas para que sua situação servisse como uma
lição em compaixão para todos os seus familiares. Há muitos anos, K. tinha sido
professora. Dava para entender se ela estivesse ali ensinando mais alguma
coisa. Nós todos chegamos nesta vida com uma missão a cumprir. Quem sabe quais eram
os objetivos de K?</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">No seu livro <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Muitas Vidas, Muitos Mestres”,</b> ( <a href="http://www.transformar.interdinamica.pt/central/nlp/x16yv93w.htm">http://www.transformar.interdinamica.pt/central/nlp/x16yv93w.htm</a> ) o
médico americano Brian Weiss descreve a surpresa que teve quando uma das suas
pacientes começou a recordar traumas de vidas passadas. Sendo um psiquiatra
tradicional, ele jamais esperava que a paciente voltasse no tempo, para uma
outra vida, ou que, após a lembrança, se libertasse de seus pesadelos
recorrentes e dos seus ataques de ansiedade. Após o sucesso do tratamento com essa
paciente, o médico ajudou muitos outros com suas viagens à vidas passadas. Muitos
deles se sentiram melhor ao rever a pessoa que tinham sido antes. Esses
tratamentos também levaram o psiquiatra a descobrir algo surpreendente: a
maioria de seus pacientes pareciam estar ligados, nesta vida, com pessoas que conheciam
de vidas passadas. Em outras palavras, era como se as famílias e os amigos participassem
da mesma peça de teatro, que se estendia de uma vida para outra. No entanto, em
cada vida desempenhavam papéis diferentes.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Ontem, fui
assistir ao filme <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“E a vida continua”,</b> ( <a href="http://www.eavidacontinuaofilme.com.br/">http://www.eavidacontinuaofilme.com.br/</a> )
baseado no livro de mesmo título, pelo espírito André Luiz, psicografado por
Chico Xavier. O filme brasileiro discute o ceticismo de um homem e uma mulher
que morrem durante uma operação e se recusam a aceitar que partiram para outra
dimensão. Depois que reconhecem isso, eles começam a explorar a complicada teia
de relacionamentos que envolve suas famílias e percebem que não só tinham uma
conexão numa vida passada, mas que todos haviam cometido crimes pelos quais precisavam
pagar. Ninguém era inocente. Mas o universo oferecia a cada um deles uma outra
chance, uma nova oportunidade de viver de novo e fazer melhor da próxima vez.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Pensei no filme
brasileiro e no livro americano enquanto deslizava as minhas mãos lentamente sobre
o corpo de K. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rezei para que o reiki que
eu estava fazendo nela lhe trouxesse um pouco da energia que ela precisava para
cumprir sua missão. Em seus últimos meses de vida, K. tem sido realmente minha
professora, mesmo que para os leigos, ela pareça apenas uma senhora idosa e
pobre,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prostrada numa cama, quase
incapaz de se mexer. As lições da vida vêm dos lugares mais inesperados.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">My son’s birthday was coming up and I kept asking
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him if he didn’t want anything else. He finally said: “Plant me a tree and
don’t give me something just for the sake of giving me something.” I was taken
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remembered all the useless gifts I had given to so many people and wondered how
many trees I could have planted in celebration of a birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">What if just for one year, or even for one month, we
were to plant a tree for each birthday we were invited, celebrating the life of
that person with a gift to nature instead of giving a gift to the person? I am
sure many people would not approve of the idea. But what a difference it would
make to the planet…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Since I am traveling this week, I won’t have the
opportunity of discovering how to go about planting a tree in celebration of my
son’s birthday. However, I want to wish him a very happy birthday, and <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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say that
I am proud of the person he became, asking for a tree in his honor when he
could, instead, have asked for new clothes or computer equipment. His request
reminded me of the Cree Indian Proverb: “Only when the last tree has died and
the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we
realize we cannot eat money.” <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6581585849743713610" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Era quase o
dia do aniversário do meu filho e eu lhe perguntei o que ele queria de
presente. Como ele tivesse sugerido uma coisa bem barata, insisti se ele não
queria mais nada. Ele finalmente disse: "me plante uma árvore e não me dê algo
apenas para me dar alguma coisa." Fiquei surpresa com a sua sugestão. Nunca
tinha pensado em plantar uma árvore para celebrar o aniversário de alguém, em
vez de dar um presente. Refletindo sobre aquele pedido, lembrei-me de todos os
presentes inúteis que eu tinha dado a tantas pessoas e me perguntei quantas
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maine, US. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">E se apenas por
um ano, ou até mesmo por um mês, nós plantássemos uma árvore para cada
aniversário para o qual somos convidados, celebrando a vida dessa pessoa com um
presente para a natureza, em vez de dar um presente para a pessoa? Tenho
certeza de que muita gente não aprovaria a ideia. Mas que diferença faria para
o planeta ...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thailand, Krabi. Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Já que estou
viajando esta semana, não terei a oportunidade de ver como faço para plantar
uma árvore para comemorar o aniversário do meu filho. No entanto, quero
desejar-lhe um feliz aniversário e dizer que estou orgulhoso da pessoa que ele se
tornou, pedindo uma árvore em sua homenagem quando poderia, em vez disso, pedir
roupas novas ou equipamentos de informática. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pennsylvania, US.Photo: Bernadete Piassa</td></tr>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Seu pedido me lembrou de um
provérbio dos índios Cree: "Só quando a última árvore morrer e o último
rio for envenenado e o último peixe for pescado é que vamos perceber que não
podemos comer dinheiro."</span></div>
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Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581585849743713610.post-1535038265431209982013-03-19T17:35:00.000-07:002013-03-19T17:35:36.125-07:00Barbecue, anyone? (Alguém quer um churrasco?)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Until recently,
if someone were to say the word “barbecue” my mouth would start to water. I
grew up in a town of Brazil where people take their barbecues very
seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In my hometown, Corumbá, any
occasion is good enough to be celebrated with a barbecue. In that place, the
cattle are an integral part of the landscape. People discuss whether the rainy
seasons are going to bring floods to the swamps and if the cattle will need to
be moved to higher ground. They worry if the dry season will mean that the
cattle will die of thirst. They argue about the prices of the cattle and, above
all, talk about barbecue. Preparing a barbecue is an important business: one
that needs to be tended to with a great deal of care and invariably ends with a
lot of friends enjoying it while consuming an immense amount of beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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But it wasn’t
only the word “barbecue” that would make my mouth water. If someone were to
talk to me about “dried meat”, I would also start to get hungry. I remember
when I was a child and I was playing hide and seek in the house of an uncle who
owned a farm. There was a small room, where I entered by chance looking for a
place to hide, full of dried meat that my uncle had brought from the farm. The
large pieces of meat hung from the ceiling and the whole place smelled of salt
and of the meat. I loved that smell and, being in the room, I had the feeling
that I was in paradise.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, there were the s<span class="st">alteñas -
</span>the small Bolivian empanadas filled with chicken, potatoes and olives
that just melted in my mouth. My mother always ordered them from a Bolivian
woman who knew how to cook them to perfection. Other times, we would drive all
the way to the closest town in Bolivia to get them. I always thought that the
saltenhas, as we called them, were a present from God bestowed on good girls
and boys…</div>
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Loving my
barbecues, my dried meats, and my chicken saltenhas so much, not counting a
French liver pâté or an Italian salami, one would imagine that I was a very
unlikely candidate to become a vegetarian. However, last month I became one of
the 7.3 million U.S. adult vegetarians (data from the 2008, "Vegetarianism
in America" study published by the Vegetarian Times Magazine). What
brought about such an abrupt change?</div>
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I am sure if I
had continued to live in Brazil, more specifically in my hometown, where the
cattle graze freely in the fields and the roosters help to wake up the
neighborhoods with their imperial crowing, I would still be eating meat without
giving it a second thought. However, after moving to the US and being here for
almost 30 years, my perception of beef, chicken, turkey and other meat slowly
started to change. </div>
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About 7 years
ago, my older daughter became a vegetarian. She started to talk about the
dangers of salmonella, the way the poor animals were treated, and introduced me
to a myriad of vegetables that I had not tried before. My youngster daughter, a
Veterinarian student, suggested that I should eat only eggs from chickens
raised cage free. These opinions got me thinking… </div>
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Then, there
were the Spiritist books. I never before considered the idea of an animal
suffering at the moment of its death and how negative energy provoked by the
pain could be transferred to the person who ate it. But, after reading about
it, it seemed to make sense. When I read the book Initiation: Astral Travels
(not available in English) by João Nunes Maia and the spirit Lancelin, I was
shocked by the description of the dark entities lurking around the
slaughterhouses, waiting for the animals to die so they could drink their
blood. That brought me terrible visions…</div>
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Afterwards, I
watched the documentary from 2010, Vegucated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814930/">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814930/</a>, in which three people from New
York decide to participate in an experience and adopt a vegan diet for six
weeks. In the beginning, they are interested in losing weight and better
health. But, little by little, they start to learn what lies behind animal
agriculture in the US. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The documentary
shows how cows are forced to abandon their calves right after birth so they can
concentrate on producing more milk; all the hormones that they are giving; how
they live in a confined space and how they are slaughtered. The descriptions of
the lives of the chickens, raised in spaces so small they can barely move, and
how they get fattened and killed, were simply horrifying. After that, I just
figured I couldn’t eat meat anymore. I didn’t want to enjoy the meat of an
animal raised in those terrible conditions. I didn’t want to feel responsible
or an accomplice to that inhumane situation.</div>
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It has been a
little bit more than one month since I stopped eating beef, pork, or any poultry.
I am still eating fish and shellfish. I am trying to discover how to cook
Vegetarian and, sometimes, find myself at a loss regarding what to cook. But I
am also surprised with the enormous variety of food that is available nowadays,
in grocery stores and health food stores, for people who don’t eat meat. </div>
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The dictionary
defines a vegetarian as “a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other
animal products, esp. for moral, religious, or health reasons.” Vegetarianism
is very popular in some countries. Just to give a few examples, 10% of the population
of Taiwan (1.7 million people) follows a vegetarian diet at least some of the
time. According to the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN <i>State of the Nation Survey</i>,
31% of Indians are vegetarian. According to a 2010 Newspoll Survey, 5% of
Australians say they are vegetarians with 2% of them actually eating a
vegetarian diet. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Germany has
over six million vegetarians. According to the European Vegetarian Union, Italy
has over six million vegetarians and the highest rate of vegetarianism in the
European Union, at 10% of the population. Vegetarianism is fairly common in the
Netherlands. It is estimated that 4.5% of the Dutch population don't eat meat. According
to a 2012 survey undertaken by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and
Statistics, 8% of the population, that is, 15.2 million people, identified
themselves as vegetarian. The city of São Paulo has the most vegetarians in
absolute terms (792,120 people), while Fortaleza has the highest percentage, at
14% of the total population. It looks like there are a lot of people out there
who don’t eat meat…</div>
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About 5 years
ago, when I stopped smoking, I decided that I wasn’t going to be like these
people who quit and then start complaining about everybody else who smokes. For
me, smoking or not was a personal decision, for which I was the only one responsible.
I also don’t intend to catechize people who eat meat. There is a time and a
place for everything and we are all free to make our own decisions. As for me,
I am glad that I am embarking on this next phase of my life. The difficult part
will be when I go to Brazil and someone offer me one of the delicious santenhas…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">Alguém quer um churrasco?</span></u></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Até recentemente, bastava que alguém dissesse a
palavra "churrasco" para que eu ficasse com água na boca. </span><span title="I grew up in a town of Brazil where people take their barbecues very seriously.">Cresci
numa cidade do Brasil onde as pessoas levam seus churrascos muito a sério. </span><span title="In my hometown, Corumbá, any occasion is good enough to be celebrated with a barbecue.">Na
minha cidade natal, Corumbá, qualquer ocasião é boa o suficiente para ser comemorada
com um churrasco. </span><span title="In that place, the cattle are an integral part of the landscape.">Lá, o
gado é parte integrante da paisagem. </span><span title="People discuss whether the rainy seasons are going to bring floods to the swamps and if the cattle will need to be moved to higher ground.">As
pessoas discutem se a época de chuvas provocará inundações no pantanal e se o
gado terá de ser levado para lugares mais altos. </span><span title="They worry if the dry season will mean that the cattle will die of thirst.">Eles
se preocupam se a seca durará muito tempo e o gado morrerá de sede. </span><span title="They argue about the prices of the cattle and, above all, talk about barbecue.">Discutem
os preços da cabeça de gado e, acima de tudo, falam sobre churrasco. </span><span title="Preparing a barbecue is an important business: one that needs to be tended to with a great deal of care and invariably ends with a lot of friends enjoying it while consuming an immense amount of beer.">Preparar
um churrasco é um negócio importante: tudo precisa ser feito com um grande
cuidado e o churrasco, invariavelmente, termina com um monte de amigos comendo
enquanto consomem uma imensa quantidade de cerveja.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Mas não era apenas a palavra "churrasco"
que me dava água na boca. </span><span title="If someone were to talk to me about “dried meat”, I would also start to get hungry.">Se
alguém me falasse sobre "carne seca", também já começava a ficar com
fome. </span><span title="I remember when I was a child and I was playing hide and seek in the house of an uncle who owned a farm.">Um
dia, quando eu era pequena, estava brincando de esconde-esconde na casa de um
tio, dono de uma fazenda. </span><span title="There was a small room, where I entered by chance looking for a place to hide, full of dried meat that my uncle had brought from the farm.">Havia
um pequeno quarto, onde entrei por acaso procurando um lugar para me esconder,
cheio de carne seca que o meu tio tinha trazido da fazenda. </span><span title="The large pieces of meat hung from the ceiling and the whole place smelled of salt and of the meat.">Os
pedaços de carne estavam dependurados do teto e todo o lugar cheirava a sal e carne
seca. </span><span title="I loved that smell and, being in the room, I had the feeling that I was in paradise.">Eu
adorava aquele cheiro e, naquele quarto, tive a sensação de ter chegado ao
paraíso.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="Then, there were the salteñas - the small Bolivian empanadas filled with chicken, potatoes and olives that just melted in my mouth.">Depois,
havia as salteñas - pequenas empanadas bolivianas recheadas com galinha,
batatas e azeitonas - que derretiam na boca. </span><span title="My mother always ordered them from a Bolivian woman who knew how to cook them to perfection.">Minha
mãe sempre as encomendava de uma senhora boliviana que sabia prepará-las com
perfeição. </span><span title="Other times, we would drive all the way to the closest town in Bolivia to get them.">Outras
vezes, íamos de carro até a cidade mais próxima na Bolívia para comprá-las. </span><span title="I always thought that the saltenhas, as we called them, were a present from God bestowed on good girls and boys…">Eu
sempre pensei que as saltenhas, como nós nos referíamos a elas, eram um
presente de Deus para as boas meninas e meninos ...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Do jeito que sempre adorei churrascos, carnes
secas, e saltenhas de galinha, sem contar os patês de fígado franceses e salames
italianos, eu parecia uma candidata improvável a me tornar vegetariana. </span><span title="However, last month I became one of the 7.3 million US adult vegetarians (data from the 2008, "Vegetarianism in America" study published by the Vegetarian Times Magazine).">No
entanto, no mês passado, juntei-me aos 7,3 milhões de vegetarianos adultos dos
Estados Unidos (dados de 2008, o "vegetarianismo na América", </span><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: PT;"></span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">estudo publicado pela revista Vegetarian
Times). </span><span title="What brought about such an abrupt change?">O que
provocou essa mudança tão radical?</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="I am sure if I had continued to live in Brazil, more specifically in my hometown, where the cattle graze freely in the fields and the roosters help to wake up the neighborhoods with their imperial crowing, I would still be eating meat without giving it a">Tenho
certeza de que se eu tivesse continuado a morar no Brasil, mais especificamente
em minha cidade natal, onde o gado pasta livremente nos campos e os galos ajudam
o pessoal a acordar, com seu canto majestoso, eu ainda estaria comendo carne
sem pensar duas vezes. </span><span title="However, after moving to the US and being here for almost 30 years, my perception of beef, chicken, turkey and other meat slowly started to change.">No
entanto, depois de morar nos EUA há quase 30 anos, a minha percepção de carne
bovina, frango, peru e outras carnes lentamente começou a mudar.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Há cerca de 7 anos, minha filha mais velha tornou-se
vegetariana. </span><span title="She started to talk about the dangers of salmonella, the way the poor animals were treated, and introduced me to a myriad of vegetables that I had not tried before.">Ela
começou a falar sobre os perigos da salmonela, da maneira como os pobres
animais eram tratados, e me preparou uma porção de verduras que eu nunca tinha experimentado
antes. </span><span title="My youngster daughter, a Veterinarian student, suggested that I should eat only eggs from chickens raised cage free.">Minha
filha menor, estudante de veterinária, sugeriu que eu comesse apenas ovos de
galinhas criadas fora de galinheiros. </span><span title="These opinions got me thinking…">Essas opiniões me deixaram pensando...<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span title="Then, there were the Spiritist books.">
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Depois, havia os livros espíritas. </span><span title="I never before considered the idea of an animal suffering at the moment of its death and how negative energy provoked by the pain could be transferred to the person who ate it.">Nunca
levei em conta o sofrimento de um animal no momento da sua morte e como essa energia
negativa, provocada pela dor, poderia ser transferida para a pessoa que come aquele
animal. </span><span title="But, after reading about it, it seemed to make sense.">Mas, depois de
ler sobre isso, fiquei impressionada. </span><span title="When I read the book Initiation: Astral Travels (not available in English) by João Nunes Maia and the spirit Lancelin, I was shocked by the description of the dark entities lurking around the slaughterhouses, waiting for the animals to die so they could drink their">Quando
li o livro Iniciação: Viagens Astrais, de João Nunes Maia com o espírito
Lancelin - <a href="http://www.luzespirita.org.br/leitura/L134.html">http://www.luzespirita.org.br/leitura/L134.html</a>, fiquei chocada com a descrição dos espíritos malígnos rondando os
matadouros, à espera de que os animais morressem para sugar seu </span><span title="blood.">sangue. </span><span title="That brought me terrible visions…">Isso
me provocou visões terríveis ...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Como se isso não bastasse, assisti o documentário de
2010, Vegucated, no qual três pessoas de Nova York decidem participar de uma
experiência e adotar uma dieta vegana durante seis semanas. </span><span title="In the beginning, they are interested in losing weight and better health.">No
início, estão interessados </span><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: PT;"></span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">em perder peso e melhorar a saúde.</span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"> </span><span title="But, little by little, they start to learn what lies behind animal agriculture in the US.">Mas,
pouco a pouco, começam a aprender o que está por trás da criação de animais nos
EUA. </span><span title="The documentary shows how cows are forced to abandon their calves right after birth so they can concentrate on producing more milk; all the hormones that they are giving; how they live in a confined space and how they are slaughtered.">O
documentário mostra como as vacas são forçadas a abandonar seus bezerros logo
após o nascimento para que possam se concentrar em produzir mais leite; todos
os hormônios que tomam, como vivem num espaço mínimo e como são abatidas. </span><span title="The descriptions of the lives of the chickens, raised in spaces so small they can barely move, and how they get fattened and killed, were simply horrifying.">As
descrições da vida das galinhas, criadas em galinheiros apertadíssimos onde mal
podem se mover, sem contar as histórias de como elas são engordadas e abatidas,
eram simplesmente horríveis. </span><span title="After that, I just figured I couldn't eat meat anymore.">Depois disso, resolvi
que não ia mais comer carne. </span><span title="I didn't want to enjoy the meat of an animal raised in those terrible conditions.">Não
queria me deliciar com a carne de um animal criado naquelas condições
terríveis. </span><span title="I didn't want to feel responsible or an accomplice to that inhumane situation.">Não
queria me sentir responsável ou cúmplice daquela situação desumana.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Faz um pouco mais de um mês desde que parei de
comer carne de porco, vaca, ou aves. </span><span title="I am still eating fish and shellfish.">Ainda como peixe e mariscos. </span><span title="I am trying to discover how to cook Vegetarian and, sometimes, find myself at a loss regarding what to cook.">Estou
tentando descobrir como cozinhar à maneira vegetariana e, às vezes, fico
perdida sem saber o que fazer. </span><span title="But I am also surprised with the enormous variety of food that is available nowadays, in grocery stores and health food stores, for people who don't eat meat.">Mas
também estou surpresa com a enorme variedade de produtos disponíveis hoje em
dia, em supermercados e lojas de alimentos naturais, para as pessoas que não
comem carne.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span title="The dictionary defines a vegetarian as “a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, esp.">
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">O dicionário define vegetariano como "uma
pessoa que não come carne e produtos de origem animal, seja </span><span title="for moral, religious, or health reasons.” Vegetarianism is very popular in some countries.">por
razões morais, religiosas ou questões de saúde. O vegetarianismo é muito
popular em alguns países. </span><span title="Just to give a few examples, 10% of the population of Taiwan (1.7 million people) follows a vegetarian diet at least some of the time.">Só
para dar alguns exemplos, 10% da população do Taiwan (1,7 milhões de pessoas)
segue uma dieta vegetariana, pelo menos parte do tempo. </span><span title="According to the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey, 31% of Indians are vegetarian.">De
acordo com um estudo hindu da CNN-IBN publicado em 2006, 31% dos indianos são
vegetarianos. </span><span title="According to a 2010 Newspoll Survey, 5% of Australians say they are vegetarians with 2% of them actually eating a vegetarian diet.">Segundo
uma pesquisa da Newspoll de 2010, 5% dos australianos dizem que são
vegetarianos e 2% deles realmente seguem uma dieta vegetariana. </span><span title="According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Germany has over six million vegetarians.">De
acordo com o órgão Agriculture e Agri-Food Canada, a Alemanha tem mais de seis
milhões de vegetarianos. </span><span title="According to the European Vegetarian Union, Italy has over six million vegetarians and the highest rate of vegetarianism in the European Union, at 10% of the population.">Segundo
a União Vegetariana Europeia, a Itália tem mais de seis milhões vegetarianos e
a maior taxa de vegetarianismo na União Europeia: 10% da população. </span><span title="Vegetarianism is fairly common in the Netherlands.">O vegetarianismo é
bastante comum na Holanda. </span><span title="It is estimated that 4.5% of the Dutch population don't eat meat.">Estima-se
que 4,5% da população holandesa não come carne. </span><span title="According to a 2012 survey undertaken by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics, 8% of the population, that is, 15.2 million people, identified themselves as vegetarian.">De
acordo com uma pesquisa de 2012 realizada pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Opinião
Pública e Estatística, 8% da população, ou seja, 15,2 milhões de pessoas, se
identificaram como vegetarianos. A cidade de São Paulo tem a maioria dos
vegetarianos em termos absolutos (792.120 pessoas), enquanto Fortaleza tem o
maior percentual, com 14% da população total. Parece que há realmente um monte
de gente que não come carne ...</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Há mais ou menos 5 anos, quando parei de fumar, decidi
que não ia ser como essas pessoas que param e depois começam a reclamar de todo
mundo que fuma. Para mim, fumar ou não era uma decisão pessoal, pela qual eu
era a única responsável. Também não pretendo catequizar as pessoas que comem
carne. Há um tempo e um lugar para tudo e todos somos livres para fazer nossas
próprias escolhas. Quanto a mim, estou contente de estar iniciando essa nova
fase da minha vida. Difícil será quando eu for ao Brasil e alguém me oferecer
uma daquelas santenhas deliciosas ...</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Last week, I had the
opportunity to fly to Los Angeles, CA to visit my daughter, her husband and my
grandson. I was very excited with the idea of meeting my 2 months old grandson.
I was also curious about seeing West Hollywood and Beverly Hills – the city of
the famous and the wannabes – considering that my daughter’s apartment was only
one block from the coveted town where many Hollywood stars live. The first
opportunity I had, I got her dog and crossed to the next block to walk in
Beverly Hills, wondering if I would see any movie star. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Although the houses of
the very famous are located on the Hills, the houses on the street I was going
to walk were still big, for sure worth more than 1 million each, with
immaculate gardens and fancy cars parked in front of them. Right after I
crossed the street, I looked at the house on my left, with a very nice garden,
and saw a chicken grazing on the grass. A chicken in Beverly Hills? I thought I
was imagining things. This couldn’t be possible. Maybe it was a mechanical
chicken, designed by Steven Spielberg just to insert a sense of normalcy in the
wealthy neighborhood. But the dog was giving all the signs that that was, in
fact, a real chicken, getting ready to chase it… I looked again and confirmed,
yes, that was no movie star; just a normal chicken grazing on the front yard of
a fancy house. One never knows what we can find in life…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">My walk took me through
beautiful streets, lined with palm and other kinds of trees, houses full of
flowers and perfect landscape. The weather was warm for the winter (about 65
degrees Fahrenheit) and very sunny, so different from the East Coast of the US
with it very cold weather and cloudy skies. I saw many Spanish workers tending
the gardens, people leaving their houses in their expensive BMW or jaguars, but
nobody else walking on the streets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I also took a walk in
West Hollywood, another popular destination of movie starts. My daughter showed
me a restaurant where, supposedly, the movie starts like to eat and where the paparazzi
are always waiting for them. But considering that it was 9:45am and the stars
need their beauty sleep, there was no one in sign. I did see Cedar Sinar, the
hospital where the starts go when they have any health problems, a fancy mall in
which none of the store windows displayed the prices, and streets with a very
vibrant commerce. Overall, I had the feeling that I was in Ipanema, the fancy
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro where calm streets with big apartments mix with
busy commercial streets. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Aside going out to
dinner and to visit the LACMA museum in LA, my daughter, her baby and I went to
the outside market of Beverly Hills. The market was a far cry from the noisy
markets in Brazil or in France. It was small and very family oriented, with
ponies giving rides to small children and a small petting zoo with goats, ducks
and chicken. A band played on a corner. The customers walked around, dressed in
casual clothes. Nothing could be more normal than that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I didn’t go see the
Hills with its enormous houses or tried any of the bus tour that would take me
to the fashionable boulevards of Santa Monica or Rodeo Driving. But West
Hollywood and Beverly Hills seemed like any other affluent neighborhood of the
US. I came home asking myself why we always think that the lives of the famous
are so fascinating. They all take their kids to school, shop in the outside
markets, and do everything else like us, mere mortals. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t see any movie star wondering around
and, in all honesty, even if I had seen I would not have recognized them,
considering that I never watch TV and I have a horrible memory for faces. The
trip was fine the way it was: an encounter with my family, in a place with warm
weather and lots of tranquility. Hollywood’s glamour would have nothing to add
to that sense of peace and happiness.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT;">O outro lado de Beverly Hills</span></u></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0CZCHoIgmW_c8QkzS5iG0S4jncyoBNq-LROTi5H5OEt1g-M67vFVouD4A-SmSTO6vil-ZDwf57HcgjUwjtwmin8gyOxKqi_XASj3vnFCa41l13_aiT51xJ71XEYPO6gbeuVDcuQ5jO8/s1600/DSC00674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0CZCHoIgmW_c8QkzS5iG0S4jncyoBNq-LROTi5H5OEt1g-M67vFVouD4A-SmSTO6vil-ZDwf57HcgjUwjtwmin8gyOxKqi_XASj3vnFCa41l13_aiT51xJ71XEYPO6gbeuVDcuQ5jO8/s320/DSC00674.JPG" width="320" /></a><span lang="PT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: PT;">Na
semana passada, tive a oportunidade de viajar para Los Angeles, na Califórnia,
para visitar a minha filha, seu marido e meu netinho. </span><span title="I was very excited with the idea of meeting my 2 months old grandson.">Eu
estava muito animada com a ideia de conhecer o meu netinho de 2 meses de idade.
</span><span title="I was also curious about seeing West Hollywood and Beverly Hills – the city of the famous and the wannabes – considering that my daughter's apartment was only one block from the coveted town where many Hollywood stars live.">Também
estava curiosa para ver West Hollywood e Beverly Hills - as cidades dos famosos
e daqueles que querem ser famosos - já que o apartamento da minha filha fica
apenas a um quarteirão desses locais. </span><span title="The first opportunity I had, I got her dog and crossed to the next block to walk in Beverly Hills, wondering if I would see any movie star.">A
primeira oportunidade que tive, peguei seu cachorrinho e fui para a próxima
quadra, para andar em Beverly Hills, me perguntando se veria alguma estrela de
cinema.<br />
</span><span title="Although the houses of the very famous are located on the Hills, the houses on the street I was going to walk were still big, for sure worth more than 1 million each, with immaculate gardens and fancy cars parked in front of them."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Embora as casas dos mais famosos estejam
localizadas nos morros adjacentes a Beverlly Hills, as casas da rua na qual eu ia
andar ainda eram grandes, com certeza custando mais de 1 milhão de dólares cada
uma, com jardins imaculados e carros de luxo estacionados na frente. </span><span title="Right after I crossed the street, I looked at the house on my left, with a very nice garden, and saw a chicken grazing on the grass.">Logo
depois que atravessei a rua, olhei para a casa do meu lado esquerdo, com um
jardim muito bonito, e viu uma galinha passeando no gramado. </span><span title="A chicken in Beverly Hills?">Uma galinha em Beverly Hills? </span><span title="I thought I was imagining things.">Pensei que estivesse imaginando
coisas. </span><span title="This couldn’t be possible.">Não podia ser verdade. </span><span title="Maybe it was a mechanical chicken, designed by Steven Spielberg just to insert a sense of normalcy in the wealthy neighborhood.">Talvez
fosse uma galinha mecânica, desenhada por Steven Spielberg apenas para causar
uma impressão de normalidade naquele bairro rico. </span><span title="But the dog was giving all the signs that that was, in fact, a real chicken, getting ready to chase it… I looked again and confirmed, yes, that was no movie star; just a normal chicken grazing on the front yard of a">Mas
o cachorro estava dando todos os sinais de que aquela era, de fato, uma
galinha real, preparando-se para correr atrás dela ... Olhei novamente e
confirmei: sim, aquela não era uma estrela de cinema, era apenas uma galinha
normal, no jardim de frente de um </span><span title="fancy house.">casa chique.
</span><span title="One never knows what we can find in life…">Nunca se sabe o
que vamos encontrar na vida ...<br />
</span><span title="My walk took me through beautiful streets, lined with palm and other kinds of trees, houses full of flowers and perfect landscape."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minha caminhada me levou pelas ruas
bonitas, adornadas com palmeiras e outros tipos de árvores, casas cheias de
flores e paisagismos perfeitos. </span><span title="The weather was warm for the winter (about 65 degrees Fahrenheit) and very sunny, so different from the East Coast of the US with it very cold weather and cloudy skies.">O
clima estava quente para o inverno (mais ou menos 18 graus Celcium), ensolarado,
tão diferente da costa leste dos EUA com seu tempo frio e céu nublado. </span><span title="I saw many Spanish workers tending the gardens, people leaving their houses in their expensive BMW or jaguars, but nobody else walking on the streets.">Vi
muitos mexicanos trabalhando nos jardins, pessoas deixando suas casas em BMW ou
Jaguars caros, mas ninguém andando nas ruas.<br />
</span><span title="I also took a walk in West Hollywood, another popular destination of movie starts."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Também dei um passeio em West Hollywood,
outro lugar popular entre as estrelas de cinema. </span><span title="My daughter showed me a restaurant where, supposedly, the movie starts like to eat and where the paparazzi are always waiting for them.">Minha
filha me mostrou um restaurante, supostamente frequentado por atores e atrizes,
com paparazzi sempre a espreita. </span><span title="But considering that it was 9:45am and the stars need their beauty sleep, there was no one in sign.">Considerando-se
que era 9:45 da manhã e os astros cinematográficos precisam de seu sono de
beleza, não havia ninguém. </span><span title="I did see Cedar Sinar, the hospital where the starts go when they have any health problems, a fancy mall in which none of the store windows displayed the prices, and streets with a very vibrant commerce.">Mas
eu vi o Cedar Sinar, o hospital onde os famosos são admitidos quando têm algum
problema de saúde, um shopping center onde nenhuma das vitrines tinha nenhum
preço para as mercadorias, e ruas com um comércio muito vibrante. </span><span title="Overall, I had the feeling that I was in Ipanema, the fancy neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro where calm streets with big apartments mix with busy commercial streets.">Em
geral, tive a sensação de que estava em Ipanema, o bairro chique do Rio de
Janeiro, onde as ruas calmas com apartamentos grandes se intercalam com
movimentadas ruas comerciais.<br />
</span><span title="Aside going out to dinner and to visit the LACMA museum in LA, my daughter, her baby and I went to the outside market of Beverly Hills."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Além de sair para jantar e visitar o museu
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feira não lembrava nem de longe as feiras barulhentas do Brasil ou da França. </span><span title="It was small and very family oriented, with ponies giving rides to small children and a small petting zoo with goats, ducks and chicken.">Era
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um pequeno zoológico com cabras, patos e galinhas. </span><span title="A band played on a corner.">Uma banda tocava num canto. </span><span title="The customers walked around, dressed in casual clothes.">Os consumidores
faziam suas compras, vestidos com roupas casuais. </span><span title="Nothing could be more normal than that.">Nada poderia ser mais normal.<br />
</span><span title="I didn't go see the Hills or tried any of the bus tour that would take me to the fashionable boulevards of Santa Monica or Rodeo Driving."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Não fui ver as colinas com casas colossais
nem fiz qualquer excursão nos ônibus que me levariam para as avenidas de moda
de Santa Monica ou Rodeo Drive. </span><span title="But West Hollywood and Beverly Hills seemed like any other affluent neighborhood of the US.">De
maneira geral, achei que West Hollywood e Beverly Hills se pareciam com
qualquer outro bairro chique dos EUA. </span><span title="I came home asking myself why we always think that the lives of the famous are so fascinating.">Cheguei
em casa me perguntando por que a gente sempre acha que a vida dos famosos é tão
fascinante. </span><span title="They all take their kids to school, shop in the outside markets, and do everything else like us, mere mortals.">Todos
eles levam seus filhos para a escola, frequentam feiras livres, e fazem tudo
como nós, meros mortais. </span><span title="I didn't see any movie star wondering around and, in all honesty, even if I had seen I would not have recognized them, considering that I never watch TV and I have a horrible memory for faces.">Não
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que tivesse visto não teria reconhecido já que nunca assisto TV e tenho uma memória
péssima para rostos. </span><span title="The trip was fine the way it was: an encounter with my family, in a place with warm weather and lots of tranquility.">A
viagem foi ótima do jeito que foi: um encontro com a minha família, num lugar
com clima quente e muita tranquilidade. </span><span title="Hollywood's glamour would have nothing to add to that sense of peace and happiness.">O
glamour de Hollywood não teria nada a acrescentar a essa sensação de paz e fel</span><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">icidade.</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span></div>
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Two weeks ago, I finished reading a book that left me very
dissatisfied. The book was Secrets of Eden, by Chris Bohjalian, an author who I
usually enjoy reading. This specific book was about a couple’s murder and the
repercussions it has in the lives of the family, friends, and the town in
general. Guilt, suspicion, shame, many emotions arise… Until almost the end, I
was really liking the book and thinking about recommending it to some people.
All of a sudden, the story ended with only a phrase about who was the killer,
without explaining how she had committed the crime or why the person who helped
her conceal it had done so. I felt cheated, like saying: what, I read more than
200 pages of your book, I stay with you throughout your entire story, and at
the end you can’t even bother writing a page with explanations? It seemed as if
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After I finished reading the book, I felt like writing a
blog about unfinished businesses. After all, aren’t they annoying? There is
nothing worse than the feeling that there is not a conclusion, not a
resolution, that something is almost there but not entirely present... We like
our lives to be tidy and orderly like a Hollywood movie, where everything has a
beginning, a middle and, preferable, a happy ending. Unfinished business leaves
us frustrated. Think for example about all these children who were killed in
that horrible attack in the small town of Connecticut, in the US. They didn’t
have a full life. They went away before their time leaving behind so much
sadness and questions. Or the young adults who died in the nightclub in Santa
Maria, Brazil. They didn’t have time to fulfill all their dreams…</div>
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Most of us are not famous like Bill Clinton or Jane Fonda,
who already published their biographies, but as we live all of us write the
story of our lives. Are we satisfied with what we have written so far, or do we
still have unfinished business that need to be tended to, so there are no loose
ends if we depart suddenly?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we still
have a list of things that we are going to do but not today, maybe tomorrow? I
wonder how many of these young people who died were going to write a letter to
their mother saying that they loved her, but postponed it to the following day.
How many were going to say that they were sorry for something but decided that
this could wait. How many didn’t live the present because they were worried
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after all. Then it dawned on me that words have power and I was never going to
find a good end for a blog about unfinished business. So, I decided to end it
here, with an unsatisfactory end, leaving a lot to be said and to think about.
After all, life is always a process of building things and we won’t end this
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<b><u><span class="hps"><span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Negócios
inacabados</span></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Há duas semanas,
terminei de ler um livro que me deixou muito insatisfeita. </span><span title="The book was Secrets of Eden, by Chris Bohjalian, an author who I usually enjoy reading.">O
título do livro era Segredos do Éden, de Chris Bohjalian, um autor de quem
costumo gostar. </span><span title="This specific book was about a couple's murder and the repercussions it has in the lives of the family, friends, and the town in general.">Esse
livro era sobre o assassinato de um casal e as repercussões que isso acarreta
na vida da família, dos amigos, e da cidade em geral. </span><span title="Guilt, suspicion, shame, many emotions arise… Until almost the end, I was really liking the book and thinking about recommending it to some people.">Culpa,
suspeita, vergonha, muitas emoções vêm à tona ... </span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Até quase o
final, eu estava gostando muito do livro e pensando em recomendá-lo para
algumas pessoas. </span><span title="All of a sudden, the story ended with only a phrase about who was the killer, without explaining how she had committed the crime or why the person who helped her conceal it had done so.">De
repente, a história terminou com apenas uma frase sobre quem era a assassina,
sem explicar como ela havia cometido o crime, ou por que a pessoa que a ajudou
a escondê-lo fez aquilo. </span><span title="I felt cheated, like saying: what, I read more than 200 pages of your book, I stay with you throughout your entire story, and at the end you can't even bother writing a page with explanations?">Eu
me senti enganada, com vontade de dizer: puxa, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>li mais de 200 páginas de seu livro, fiquei
aqui ao seu lado durante sua história inteira, e no final você não pode nem se incomodar
em escrever uma página com explicações? </span><span title="It seemed as if the author either got suddenly tired or just decided that the reader should figure out by himself what really happened.">Tive
a impressão de que o autor de repente se cansou ou simplesmente decidiu que o
leitor devia descobrir por si mesmo o que realmente aconteceu.<br />
<br />
</span><span title="After I finished reading the book, I felt like writing a blog about unfinished businesses."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depois que terminei de ler o livro,
fiquei com vontade de escrever um blog sobre negócios inacabados. </span><span title="After all, aren’t they annoying?">Afinal, eles são tão irritantes...
Essa sensação de que não há uma conclusão, não há uma resolução, de que algo
está por perto mas não inteiramente presente ... </span><span title="We like our lives to be tidy and orderly like a Hollywood movie, where everything has a beginning, a middle and, preferable, a happy ending.">Nós
gostamos que nossas vidas sejam arrumadas e certinhas como um filme de
Hollywood, onde tudo tem um começo, um meio e, de preferência, um final feliz. </span><span title="Unfinished business leaves us frustrated and with too many questions.">Perguntas
sem respostas nos deixam frustrados. </span><span title="Think for example about all these children who were killed in that horrible attack in the small town of Connecticut, in the US.">Pense,
por exemplo, sobre todas essas crianças que morreram naquele ataque horrível
numa cidadezinha em Connecticut, nos EUA. </span><span title="They didn’t have a full life.">Elas não tiveram uma vida inteira. </span><span title="They went away before their time leaving behind so much sadness and questions.">Foram
embora antes do tempo certo deixando tanta tristeza e tantas perguntas. </span><span title="Or the young adults who died in the nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.">Ou
os jovens que morreram na boate em Santa Maria, Brasil. </span><span title="They didn't have time to fulfill all their dreams…">Eles também não
tiveram tempo para realizar todos os seus sonhos ...<br />
<br />
</span><span title="Most of us are not famous like Bill Clinton or Jane Fonda, who already published their biographies, but as we live all of us write the story of our lives."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A maioria de nós não é famoso como
Bill Clinton ou Jane Fonda, que já publicaram suas biografias, mas enquanto
vivemos todos nós vamos escrevendo a história de nossa vida. </span><span title="Are we satisfied with what we have written so far, or do we still have unfinished business that need to be tended to, so there are no loose ends if we depart suddenly?">Será
que estamos satisfeitos com o que escrevemos até agora, ou ainda temos negócios
inacabados que devem ser resolvidos para que não deixemos as coisas no ar, caso
precisemos partir de repente? </span><span title="Do we still have a list of things that we are going to do but not today, maybe tomorrow?">Ainda
temos uma lista de coisas que pretendemos fazer, mas não hoje, talvez amanhã? </span><span title="I wonder how many of these young people who died were going to write a letter to their mother saying that they loved her, but postponed it to the following day.">Eu
me pergunto quantos desses jovens que morreram estavam <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>para escrever uma carta para sua mãe dizendo
que a amavam, mas adiaram para o dia seguinte. </span><span title="How many were going to say that they were sorry for something but decided that this could wait.">Quantos
iam dizer que sentiam muito por alguma coisa que fizeram, mas acharam que isso
poderia esperar. </span><span title="How many didn't live the present because they were worried about the future…">Quantos
não viveram o presente, por que estavam preocupados com o futuro ...<br />
<br />
</span><span title="I kept musing about unfinished business for days."><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fiquei meditando sobre negócios
inacabados vários dias. </span><span title="Somehow, I could never finish the blog.">Por alguma razão, parecia que
eu nunca conseguia terminar o blog. </span><span title="I couldn't reach a conclusion about it or even understand why I was writing it after all.">Não
chegava a uma conclusão sobre o assunto e nem entendia mais <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>por que eu estava escrevendo sobre ele. </span><span title="Then it dawned on me that words have power and I was never going to find a good end for a blog about unfinished business.">Então
me dei conta de que as palavras têm poder e eu nunca ia escrever um bom final
para um blog sobre negócios inacabados. </span><span title="So, I decided to end it here, with an unsatisfactory end, leaving a lot to be said and to think about.">Assim,
decidi terminá-lo aqui, com um final insatisfatório, deixando muito a ser dito
e sobre o que pensar. </span><span title="After all, life is always a process of building things and we won't end this process even if we leave this world and pass to the next one.">Afinal
de contas, a vida é um processo em construção e não vamos encerrar esse
processo, mesmo que deixemos este mundo e passemos para o próximo.</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span></div>
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When I was young, it seemed that my mother was always going
out to visit someone. Sometimes she would drag me, or one of my sisters, along
with her, and we would get very annoyed on those occasions that we had to
accompany her. If my mother wasn’t visiting, it was because someone was
visiting her. In this case, my sisters and I would be required to sit on the
patio with the person and stay there at least for awhile, pretending that we
were having fun when, in fact, we would rather be miles from that place.</div>
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As I grew older, I came to enjoy these visits. It was nice
to have someone coming over, usually with sweets, and hear the news that they brought
from friends, relatives, or just acquaintances. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I was always a shy person, I enjoyed
listening to the stories that were told on these leisured afternoons when
nobody seemed to be in a hurry.</div>
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Then I moved to the big city where everyone was in a hurry.
In Rio de Janeiro or in Sao Paulo, nobody had the time to visit anymore. In New
York even less. In the small town where I live now, it is not the custom of
people to go visiting. So, I almost forgot about these visits until a few
months ago when my aunt, who lives in Brazil, said that she was going to visit someone
I knew.</div>
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Remembering the visits from my childhood made me sad,
thinking that was a part of my past I had lost forever. But then I decided that
I could visit whomever I wanted. Why not? I would visit the people who I wanted
to meet, even if I had never met them face-to-face. That is how I started
visiting blogs from people who had the same interests as me. People who wrote
short stories, poems, articles about new age, reiki, spiritism, reflections
about daily life. People who I would love to sit with over a cup of coffee, or
tea, or some Brazilian sweet, and have a good talk. </div>
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I met a psychologist who works with past life regression, an
acupuncturist, a journalist, a retired man, some students, a teacher, a veterinarian,
many poets and fiction writers, some housewives, and countless other
interesting people. Since I always liked to travel, I decided to explore the
world and visit bloggers from other countries. I traveled to Spain, Italy,
Austria, Peru, Chile, Portugal and other places. For the next year, my goal is
to explore the US further and discover yet other countries. I am sure that I
won’t stop visiting: these people have reciprocated my visits and seemed to
welcome me. We are now a community of writers, visiting each other and leaving
comments on our blogs.</div>
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As this year ends, I want to pay homage to all these bloggers
who visited me and are now following my blogs, by posting here the link to
their blogs, hoping that our community will become even more intertwined, and
that we visit each other even more. I also want to thank the people who do not
have blogs but take the time to follow my two blogs. I am forever thankful for
the ones who took a leap of faith and started following the Spirit Guides( <a href="http://spiritguidemessages.blogspot.com/">http://spiritguidemessages.blogspot.com/</a>
) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>even though the idea of the blog might
have sounded strange… I am a very lazy person and don’t like at all to wake up
at 6am. But, if I know that my day is going to be busy, I wake up at that time
so I can write my daily post, thinking that I have a responsibility to the
people who stop by to read and visit me. For them and for all the others who
read me, even without having their name as my followers, I am very grateful. (Please
see the link list below the Portuguese translation)</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>AS VISITAS</u></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Quando eu era
jovem, parecia que minha mãe estava sempre indo visitar alguém. </span><span title="Sometimes she would drag me, or one of my sisters, along with her, and we would get very annoyed in these occasions that we had to accompany her.">Às
vezes ela me levava ou a uma de minhas irmãs, e nós ficávamos irritadas quando
tínhamos de acompanhá-la. </span><span title="If my mother wasn't visiting, it was because someone was visiting her.">Se
minha mãe não estava visitando alguém, era porque alguém tinha ido visitá-la. </span><span title="In this case, my sisters and I would be required to sit at the patio with the person and stay there at least for awhile, pretending that we were having fun when, in fact, we would rather be miles from that place.">Nesse
caso, minhas irmãs e eu éramos obrigadas a nos sentar no pátio com a pessoa e
ficar lá pelo menos por algum tempo, fingindo que estávamos nos divertindo
quando, na verdade, preferíamos estar a quilômetros dali.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="As I grew older, I got to enjoy these visits.">Quando
fiquei mais velha, comecei a curtir essas visitas. </span><span title="It was nice to have someone coming over, usually with sweets, and hear the news that they brought from friends, relatives, or just acquaintances.">Era
bom quando chegava alguém, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>geralmente trazendo
doces, e ouvir as novidades que ela tinha para contar dos amigos, parentes ou
apenas conhecidos. </span><span title="Although I was always a shy person, I enjoyed listening to the stories that were told on these leisured afternoons when nobody seemed to be in a hurry.">Embora
eu sempre tenha sido uma pessoa tímida, gostava de ouvir as histórias que eram
contadas naquelas tardes ociosas quando ninguém parecia estar com pressa.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="Then I moved to the big city where everyone was in a hurry.">Então
eu me mudei para a cidade grande, onde todos estavam com pressa. </span><span title="In Rio de Janeiro or in Sao Paulo, nobody had the time to visit anymore.">No
Rio de Janeiro ou em São Paulo, ninguém tinha tempo para visitas. </span><span title="In New York even less.">Em Nova York, menos ainda. </span><span title="In the small town where I live now, it is not the custom of people to go visiting.">Na
cidadezinha onde moro agora, ninguém tem o hábito de fazer visita. </span><span title="So, I almost forgot about these visits until a few months ago when my aunt, who lives in Brazil, said that she was going to pay a visit to someone I knew.">Por
isso, tinha quase esquecido das visitas até há poucos meses quando a minha tia,
que mora no Brasil, disse que ia fazer uma visita para alguém que eu conhecia.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="Remembering the visits from my childhood made me sad, thinking that was a part of my past which I had lost forever.">Ao
lembrar das visitas da minha infância fiquei triste, pensando que era uma parte
do meu passado que eu havia perdido para sempre. </span><span title="But then I decided that I could visit people after all.">Mas então decidi
que, afinal de contas, eu podia muito bem visitar as pessoas. </span><span title="Why not?">Por que não? </span><span title="I would visit the people who I wanted to meet, even if I had never seen them face-to-face.">Iria
visitar as pessoas que eu tivesse vontade de conhecer, mesmo sem nunca tê-las
visto pessoalmente. Foi assim que comecei a visitar blogs de pessoas que tinham
o mesmo interesse que eu. </span><span title="People who wrote short stories, poems, articles about new age, reiki, espiritism, reflections about daily life.">As
pessoas que escreviam contos, poemas, artigos sobre espiritualidade, reiki,
espiritismo, reflexões sobre a vida cotidiana. </span><span title="People who I would love to sit with and have a cup of coffee, or tea, some Brazilian sweet, and a good talk.">As
pessoas com quem eu gostaria de sentar, tomar uma xícara de café ou chá, comer
um doce brasileiro, e ter uma boa conversa.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
<span class="hps"></span><span title="Since I always liked to travel, I decided to explore the world and visit bloggers from other countries.">Conheci
uma</span> <span class="hps">psicóloga que trabalha com</span> terapia de <span class="hps">vidas passadas</span>, uma acupunturista, uma jornalista, um senhor <span class="hps">aposentado</span>, alguns <span class="hps">estudantes, </span>um
professor, <span class="hps">uma</span> <span class="hps">veterinária</span>,
muitos poetas <span class="hps">e escritores de ficção</span>, algumas <span class="hps">donas de casa,</span> <span class="hps">e inúmeras outras</span> <span class="hps">pessoas interessantes</span>. </span>Como sempre gostei de viajar,
resolvi explorar o mundo e visitar blogueiros de outros países. <span title="I traveled to Spain, Italy, Austria, Peru, Chile, Portugal and other places.">Viajei
para a Espanha, Itália, Portugal, Áustria, Peru, Chile e outros lugares. </span><span title="For the next year, my goal is to explore the US further and discover yet other countries.">Para
o próximo ano, o meu objetivo é explorar mais os EUA e descobrir outros países.
</span><span title="I am sure that I won't stop visiting: these people have reciprocated my visits and seemed to welcome me.">Tenho
certeza de que não vou parar mais de fazer visitas: essas pessoas têm
correspondido minhas visitas e parecem me receber com carinho. </span><span title="We are now a community of writers, visiting each other and leaving comments on our blogs.">Nós
nos tornamos uma comunidade de escritores, visitando uns aos outros e deixando
comentários nos nossos blogs.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;"><br />
</span><span title="As this year ends, I want to pay homage to all these bloggers who visited me and are now following my blogs, by posting here the link to their blogs, hoping that our community will become even more intertwined, and that we visit each other even">Agora
que este ano está terminando, queria prestar uma homenagem a todos esses
blogueiros que me visitaram e agora seguem meus blogs, postando aqui o link
para seus blogs na esperança de que a nossa comunidade se torne ainda mais
interligada, e que nos visitemos ainda mais. </span><span title="I also want to thanks the people who do not have blogs but take the time to follow my two blogs because this means a lot to me.">Também
quero agradecer as pessoas que não têm blogs, mas mesmo assim seguem meus blogs.
</span><span title="I am forever thankful for the ones who took a leap of faith and started following the Spirit Guides, even though the idea of the blog might had sound strange… I am a very lazy person and don't like at all to wake up at 6am">Sou
eternamente grata a aquelas que tiveram fé e começaram a seguir os Guias
Espirituais ( <a href="http://spiritguidemessages.blogspot.com/">http://spiritguidemessages.blogspot.com/</a>
), embora a ideia do blog pudesse ter parecido meio estranha ... Sou muito
preguiçosa e não gosto nada de acordar às 6 da manhã </span><span title=".">. </span><span title="But, if I know that my day is going to be busy, I woke at that time so I can write my daily Spirit Guide post, thinking that I have a responsibility to the people who stop by to read and visit me.">Mas,
se acho que o meu dia será<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>corrido,
acordo naquela hora para que possa escrever meu post diário, pensando que tenho
uma responsabilidade para com as pessoas que passam lá para me visitar e <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ler o que escrevi. </span><span title="For them and for all the others who read me, even without having their name as my followers, I am very grateful.">Para
eles e para todos os outros que me lêem, mesmo sem colocar seus nomes como meus
seguidores, minha eterna gratidão.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://blogsimpleseclara.blogspot.com/"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">http://blogsimpleseclara.blogspot.com/</span></a><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"> Clarice (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://blogespejodelalma.blogspot.com/">http://blogespejodelalma.blogspot.com/</a>
Carolina (Chile)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://nocaminhodaspalavras.blogspot.com/">http://nocaminhodaspalavras.blogspot.com/</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Élys (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://memoriasdevidaspassadas.blogspot.com/">http://memoriasdevidaspassadas.blogspot.com/</a>
Maria Izabel (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://spiratininga.blogspot.com.br/">http://spiratininga.blogspot.com.br/</a>
Silvana (Brasil)</span></div>
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<a href="http://senderodeluzportaldelalma.blogspot.com/"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">http://senderodeluzportaldelalma.blogspot.com/</span></a><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"> - Monica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Italy)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://poesiasesonetos.blogspot.com/">http://poesiasesonetos.blogspot.com/</a>
Nádia (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://www.saladapoeticalia.blogspot.com/">http://www.saladapoeticalia.blogspot.com/</a>
Clayson (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://www.tardesdemais.com.br/">http://www.tardesdemais.com.br/</a>
Tardes Demais (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://aluzinando21.blogspot.com/">http://aluzinando21.blogspot.com/</a>
Jahaíra (Peru)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://luizinhahta.blogspot.com/">http://luizinhahta.blogspot.com/</a>
Luiza (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://diarioveterinaria.blogspot.com/">http://diarioveterinaria.blogspot.com/</a>
Alice (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://imagenseletrasdeedsoncontar.blogspot.com/">http://imagenseletrasdeedsoncontar.blogspot.com/</a>
Edson (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://amemaomar.blogspot.com/">http://amemaomar.blogspot.com/</a>
Hamilton (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://gilferreira.blogspot.com/">http://gilferreira.blogspot.com/</a>
Gil (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://healthy-jelsie.blogspot.com/">http://healthy-jelsie.blogspot.com/</a>
Joanna (US)<br />
</span><a href="http://laismariacouto.blogspot.com/"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">http://laismariacouto.blogspot.com/</span></a><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"> - Lais (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://marcelinodasilvafilho.blogspot.com/">http://marcelinodasilvafilho.blogspot.com/</a>
Marcelino (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://lolomavignier.blogspot.com/">http://lolomavignier.blogspot.com/</a>
Lolo (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://filmejantaradois.blogspot.com/">http://filmejantaradois.blogspot.com/</a>
Lu (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://robertostoll.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://robertostoll.blogspot.com/</span></a></span> Stoll (Brasil)</div>
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<a href="http://desacanhamentopoetico.blogspot.com/"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">http://desacanhamentopoetico.blogspot.com/</span></a><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"> Raquel (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://cidadaniadoscapitais.blogspot.com/">http://cidadaniadoscapitais.blogspot.com/</a>
Marcelo (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://silvio.correa.nom.br/home/categoria/visao-geral/">http://silvio.correa.nom.br/home/categoria/visao-geral/</a>
Silvio (Brasil) </span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://depoisdaquelaviagemteatro.blogspot.com/">http://depoisdaquelaviagemteatro.blogspot.com/</a>
Valeria (Austria)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://martha-caentrenos.blogspot.com/">http://martha-caentrenos.blogspot.com/</a>
Martha (Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://espacio-universal.blogspot.com/">http://espacio-universal.blogspot.com/</a>
Cristina (Spain)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://enestainmensidadnuestra.blogspot.com.es/">http://enestainmensidadnuestra.blogspot.com.es/</a>
Maria Jose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Spain)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://rotacaodasinconstancias.blogspot.com.br/">http://rotacaodasinconstancias.blogspot.com.br/</a>
Thays <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Brasil)</span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://yomismaok.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://yomismaok.blogspot.com/</span></a></span> -Maribel (Spain)</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://otapetecolorido.blogspot.com/">http://otapetecolorido.blogspot.com/</a>
Ana Maria (Portugal)</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://suenomimundo.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://suenomimundo.blogspot.com/</span></a></span> YoSueño (Spain)</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"><a href="http://vilmapiva.blogspot.com/">http://vilmapiva.blogspot.com/</a> Vilma
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Almost two weeks ago, on the
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when most of the stores in the US have
huge sales, I watched on the internet people fighting among themselves to buy some
electronic equipment. The stores were crowded, there were huge lines, and from
the safety of my home I once more wondered: How could these people behave like
that? What happened to things like politeness, gentleness, and patience? For
me, this was a portrait of humankind at its worst. </div>
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Now that Christmas is coming, I
ask myself what I should get to my friends and family. The truth is that I will
probably end up buying something superfluous because they already have what
they need. Actually, we all have much more than we need. The times when we
lived only with little are over. Nowadays, we surround ourselves with a lot and
always want more. We became a nation of needy people.</div>
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When I was growing up in Brazil,
for Christmas my sisters and I would get just one present from our parents. A doll,
a small piano for the doll, or a tea set for the doll… We got other things from
our relatives, but just one special present from our parents. We treasured that
present a lot and were happy with it. Now, the children make a list of things
they want and are disappointed if they don’t get everything that is in the
list. </div>
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We are encouraged to wish for
more and more. Young people getting married spend a lot of money on their
wedding and spend years paying for it. Couples having their first baby somehow
believe that the baby needs to have all sorts of equipment even before he is
born. When our phone rings, we open our pocketbook to reach for our cellular and
have to have the latest model to show our friends. If before we were satisfied
with a PC, now even a laptop is not enough. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need to have an iPad and all sorts of
electronic devices. It seems that we don’t believe anymore that we are enough
being just who we are. We need to surround ourselves with stuff to prove that
we are worth something.</div>
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In a world where every single
day is like Christmas, because we are always getting something, is it still
possible to turn away from all the consumerism and go back to live a life with
simplicity? Maybe we can start by taking a hard look at what we have and asking
ourselves, every time we go out to buy something, if we really need that new
item. Is it going to replace something that is old or just add to our
collection of stuff? Maybe we could donate one item for each one that we buy to
keep things in balance. And maybe we could get the money that we would spend on
something useless and donate to someone in need. </div>
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Around the same time that the
crowds hit the stores on Black Friday, another story became a huge hit on the
internet. It was the story of a police officer in New York who spotted a homeless
man with blisters on his bare feet. He asked his shoe size and soon returned
with a pair of warm winter boots he had bought with his own money. Later, after
his story circulated on the internet, the police officer said he had kept the
receipt for the boots in his jacket ever since that night to remind himself
that “sometimes people have it worse.” Now, that is the true spirit of
Christmas.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">VIVENDO COM
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<span lang="PT" style="mso-ansi-language: PT;">Há quase duas semanas, na Sexta-feira Negra, o dia depois do dia de Ação de
Graças, quando a maioria das lojas nos EUA têm liquidações fantásticas, acompanhei
pela internete as pessoas quase se batendo pelo direito de comprar alguns
equipamentos eletrônicos. As lojas estavam cheias, com filas enormes, e sentada
na segurança de minha casa eu mais uma vez me perguntei: Como essas pessoas podem
se comportar dessa maneira? O que aconteceu com coisas tipo educação, gentileza
e paciência? Para mim, as imagens mostravam a humanidade no que ela tem de
pior.</span></div>
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Agora que o Natal está chegando, eu me pergunto o que deveria comprar para os
meus amigos e minha família. A verdade é que provavelmente acabarei comprando
algo supérfluo, porque eles já têm o que precisam. Na verdade, todos nós temos
muito mais do que precisamos. Os tempos em que vivíamos com pouco se foram.
Hoje em dia, nós acumulamos muito e sempre queremos mais. Nós nos tornamos uma
nação de pessoas carentes.</span></div>
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Quando eu era criança e morava no Brasil, no Natal eu e minhas irmãs ganhávamos
apenas um presente de nossos pais. Uma boneca, um pequeno piano para a boneca, um
jogo de chá para a boneca ... Ganhávamos outras coisas dos nossoa tios e tias,
mas apenas um presente especial de nossos pais. Nós guardávamos aquele presente
como se fosse um tesouro e ficávamos muito felizes com ele. Agora, as crianças
fazem uma lista de coisas que desejam e ficam decepcionadas se não ganham tudo
o que está na lista.</span></div>
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Somos encorajados a desejar mais e mais. Quando os jovens se casam, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>gastam muito dinheiro na festa de casamento e
passam anos pagando por isso. Casais que estão esperando o primeiro filho acham
que o bebê precisa ter todo o tipo de equipamento antes mesmo de ele nascer.
Quando nosso telefone toca, abrimos nossa bolsa para pegar o celular que tem de
ser do último modelo para impressionar aos nossos amigos. Se antes estávamos
satisfeitos com um PC, agora nem um laptop é suficiente. Temos necessidade de
um iPad e todos os tipos de aparelhos eletrônicos. Parece que não acreditamos
mais que somos suficientes sendo apenas nós mesmos. Precisamos nos cercar de
coisas para provar que temos algum valor.</span></div>
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Em um mundo onde cada dia é como se fosse Natal, já que estamos sempre ganhando
ou comprando algo, ainda é possível esquecer o consumismo e voltar a viver com
simplicidade? Talvez possamos começar por olhar seriamente o que temos e nos
perguntar, toda vez que sairmos para comprar alguma coisa, se realmente
precisamos daquilo. Será que aquilo irá substituir algo que ficou velho ou será
apenas uma adição à nossa coleção de coisas? Talvez pudéssemos doar um item
para cada um que comprássemos e assim manter um equilíbrio. E talvez pudéssemos
pegar o dinheiro que iríamos gastar em algo inútil e doar para alguém que está
passando necessidade.</span></div>
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Enquanto a multidão invadia as lojas na Sexta-Feira Negra, outra história se
tornou um enorme sucesso na internete. Era a história de um policial de Nova
York que viu um homem sem-teto com bolhas em seus pés descalços. Ele perguntou
o tamanho de sapato do cara e logo voltou com um par de botas de inverno que
tinha comprado com seu próprio dinheiro. Mais tarde, após a sua história circular
na internete, o policial disse que desde aquela noite guardava o recibo das
botas na sua jaqueta para se lembrar que "às vezes as pessoas estavam numa
pior do que ele." Com certeza, esse é o verdadeiro espírito do Natal .</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghITcxipQO5qmVeCBxNlnNk0hsOMODHXxagdhOvFL1rBtiAml-ZwNJ8daBC8IXKQPP1DDuO-PDYJiblgn0-PBI3WUpMUQP9oivEP5b8kJsQoQpK5WfokhRo1y9ERUCJlDVC1J2pW1-whY/s1600/gabby-giffords-Nov-2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghITcxipQO5qmVeCBxNlnNk0hsOMODHXxagdhOvFL1rBtiAml-ZwNJ8daBC8IXKQPP1DDuO-PDYJiblgn0-PBI3WUpMUQP9oivEP5b8kJsQoQpK5WfokhRo1y9ERUCJlDVC1J2pW1-whY/s320/gabby-giffords-Nov-2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly. Photo ABC News</td></tr>
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<span class="longtext"><span style="background: white;">I am trying to decide what to do with all the
toothbrushes and toothpastes I got at the hotel. Should I take them home, or
just leave them here? Since I arrived at this hotel in California, almost 2
weeks ago, the employees decided to give me toothbrushes and toothpastes every
single day. The first time someone knocked on the room’s door and gave me the items,
saying that I had made a special request for them, I explained that I had not
requested anything. The employee apologized but left the toothbrush and
toothpaste with me anyway. The second day, I insisted there was a mistake. The
employee apologized, and gave me again the items. The third day, I got curious
and decided to try one of the toothbrush and toothpaste. I decided that the
ones I had brought with me were better. After the third day, I simply gave up
trying to explain anything and left the items accumulating in the bathroom.
Now, I am ready to go back home and have no idea what to do with them.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<span class="longtext"><span style="background: white;">The hotel seems to have its special set of rules.
There is a paper left over the bed daily where you can specify the time that
you would like the room cleaned and make any other requests (toothpastes and
toothbrushes, maybe?) Since I am working from the hotel, I specified a time
slot to have my room cleaned so I could go and work in the lobby while they did
the cleaning. It turned out that the housekeeper come
to clean the room at the requested hour only twice. I complained at the front desk, they apologized
deeply and said that they would correct the problem immediately. After that,
the housekeeper continued to come at the time she felt like cleaning my room.</span></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<span class="longtext"><span style="background: white;">The hotel I am staying is beautiful, but these small
details bother me. They remind me of couples who get divorced because one
person cannot stand the way the other brushes his teeth, or one gets annoyed
because the other talks with his mouth full, or one can’t stand the fact that
the other is always interrupting a conversation. Just details, one might think.
But it is the details that drive us nuts, making us forget about everything
else.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span class="longtext"><span style="background: white;">I was reading on CNN a story about the trial of </span></span>Jared
Loughner, the 24-year-old Arizona man who tried to assassinate then-congresswoman Gabrielle
"Gabby" Giffords in a January 2011 shooting. A
federal judge, a congressional aide and four others were killed and 12 other
people were wounded that day, outside a Tucson grocery store. Yesterday,
Loughner was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The
punishment includes seven consecutive life terms plus 140 years. What surprised
me reading the story wasn’t the sentence that the assassin received, but the
reactions of his victims.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt">
Some of them spoke of their losses and how their lives
would be changed forever. While some vowed to forgive Loughner, others said
that it would be impossible for them to let go, that the physical and mental
wounds would be with them until the rest of their days.</div>
<div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
Mrs. Giffords, who was left with
speech and walking problems, a paralyzed arm and partial blindness, did not
speak during the sentencing hearing. But her husband, former astronaut Mark
Kelly, spoke for her as she watched. He said:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Mr. Loughner, you may have put a bullet through her head, but you
haven't put a dent in her spirit and her commitment to make the world a better
place…By making death and producing tragedy, you sought to extinguish the
beauty of life, to diminish potential, to strain love and to cancel ideas. You
tried to create for all of us a world as dark and evil as your own. But know
this, and remember it always: You failed."</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
Kelly didn’t stop there. He had
something else to say to the defendant. "Mr. Loughner, pay close attention
to this: Though you are mentally ill, you are responsible for the death and
hurt you inflicted upon all of us on January 8th of last year," he said.
You know this. Gabby and I know this. Everyone in this courtroom knows this.
You have decades upon decades to contemplate what you did. But after today, after
this moment, here and now, Gabby and I are done thinking about you."</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
I was really moved by the words
of the former astronaut who conveyed the thoughts of his wife. The couple had
their lives deeply altered because of an insane act performed by a crazy man.
However, after having sought justice for him, they made the difficult decision
to stop thinking about him. They are not going to live the rest of their lives stuck
on the day that the tragedy happened. They are moving forward, not allowing the
tragedy to ruin their lives.</div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
In the face of the greatness of
their actions, I am ashamed of my petty complaints about toothbrushes,
toothpastes, and the time that the housekeeper comes to clean my room. I guess
small people concern themselves with small details and get lost on them. As for
the people who have a great heart, they are capable of looking at the big
picture and doing something better with their lives.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;">ESCOVAS DE DENTES E O SER HUMANO</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT-BR" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="PT" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></b><br />
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<span lang="PT" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-themecolor: text1;">Estou tentando decidir o que fazer com todas as
escovas e pastas de dente que ganhei no hotel. Devo levá-las para casa, ou
simplesmente deixá-las aqui? Desde que cheguei neste hotal na Califórnia, há quase
duas semanas, os funcionários decidiram me dar diariamente escovas e pastas de
dente. A primeira vez que alguém bateu na porta do quarto e me deu uma dessas
coisas, dizendo que haviam sido requisitadas, expliquei que não tinha pedido
nada. O funcionário se desculpou, mas mesmo assim deixou a escova e a pasta de
dentes comigo. No segundo dia, eu insisti que era um engano. O funcionário
pediu desculpas, e me deu novamente as coisas. No terceiro dia, fiquei curiosa
e decidi experimentar uma das escovas de dentes e a pasta de dentes. Conclui
que o que eu havia trazido comigo era melhor. Após o terceiro dia, simplesmente
desisti de tentar explicar qualquer coisa e deixei as escovas e pastas de
dentes se acumulando no banheiro. Agora, está quase no dia de eu voltar para
casa e não sei o que fazer com elas.<br />
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O hotel parece ter um sistema de regras todo especial. Diariamente, os
funcionários deixam um papel sobre a cama onde você pode especificar a hora em
que gostaria que seu quarto fosse limpo e fazer quaisquer outras solicitações (escovas
e pastas de dentes, talvez?) Já que estou trabalhando do hotel, especifiquei uma
hora para limparem meu quarto, assim eu iria trabalhar na recepção enquanto fizessem
a limpeza. Acontece que só duas vezes a camareira limpou o quarto na hora
solicitada. Reclamei na recepção, eles se desculparam profundamente e prometeram
solucionar o problema imediatamente. Depois disso, a camareira continuou a vir limpar
o quarto na hora em que ela bem entendesse.<br />
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O hotel onde estou hospedada é bem bonito, mas esses pequenos detalhes me
incomodam. Eles me lembram dos casais que se divorciam porque uma pessoa não suporta
a maneira como a outra escova os dentes, ou um dos parceiros fica irritado
porque o outro fala com a boca cheia, ou um se irrita com o fato de o outro
estar sempre interrompendo uma conversa . Apenas detalhes, pode-se pensar. Mas
são os detalhes que nos deixam malucos, fazendo-nos esquecer do resto.<br />
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Eu estava lendo na CNN uma história sobre o julgamento de Jared Loughner, um
homem de 24 anos, do estado de Arizona, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>que em janeiro de 2011 tentou assassinar a
ex-deputada Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords com um revólver. Um juiz
federal, um assessor parlamentar e quatro outras pessoas foram mortas. Mais 12
outras pessoas ficaram feridas naquele dia, do lado de fora de um supermercado na
cidade de Tucson. Ontem, Loughner foi condenado a prisão perpétua sem
possibilidade de liberdade condicional. A sentença inclui sete prisões
perpétuas consecutivas, que somam mais de 140 anos de cadeia. O que me
surpreendeu lendo a história não foi a sentença que o assassino recebeu, mas as
reações de suas vítimas.<br />
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Algumas delas falaram das suas perdas e de como suas vidas seriam transformadas
para sempre. Enquanto algumas disseram que perdoavam Loughner, outras afirmaram
que será impossível para elas esquecer o que aconteceu, que as feridas físicas
e mentais estarão com elas até o fim de seus dias.</span></div>
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<span lang="PT" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT; mso-themecolor: text1;">A ex-deputada Giffords, que ficou com problemas para
falar e andar, um braço paralisado e parcialmente cega, não discursou durante a
audiência. Mas seu marido, o ex-astronauta Mark Kelly, falou enquanto ela
assistia. Ele disse: " Loughner, você pode ter atingido a cabeça da minha
mulher com uma bala, mas não atingiu seu espírito e não abalou o compromisso dela
de tornar o mundo um lugar melhor ... Com seu ato mortal e a tragédia que provocou,
você tentou extinguir a beleza da vida, diminuir o seu potencial, a semente do
amor e destruir ideias positivas. Você tentou criar para todos nós um mundo tão
escuro e ruim quanto o seu. Mas escute-me e lembre-se sempre: Você falhou
".<br />
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Kelly não parou por aí. Ele disse algo mais ao réu. "Loughner, preste
muita atenção no que vou dizer: Embora seja mentalmente doente, você é
responsável pela morte e pelos ferimentos que infligiu a todos nós no dia 8 de
janeiro do ano passado. Você sabe disso. Gabby e eu sabemos disso. Todo mundo
neste tribunal sabe disso. Você terá décadas e décadas para pensar no que fez.
Mas depois de hoje, depois deste momento, aqui e agora, Gabby e não vamos mais
pensar em você. "<br />
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Fiquei muito comovida com as palavras do ex-astronauta, que transmitiu os
pensamentos de sua esposa. O casal teve sua vida profundamente alterada por
causa de um ato insano realizado por um homem louco. No entanto, depois de tê-lo
levado à justiça, os dois tomaram a difícil decisão de parar de pensar naquele
sujeito. Os dois não vão passar o resto da vida acorrentados à lembrança
daquele dia em que a tragédia aconteceu. Eles vão seguir em frente, em direção
a um futuro melhor, sem permitir que a tragédia arruine suas vidas.<br />
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Diante da grandeza de suas ações, sinto-me envergonhada pelas minhas reclamações
mesquinhas sobre escovas de dentes, pasta de dentes, e a hora em que a camareira
do hotel vem limpar meu quarto. Acho que as pessoas insignificantes se preocupam
com pequenos detalhes e se perdem neles. Quanto às pessoas que têm um coração
grande, essas são capazes de colocar as coisas em perspectiva e fazer algo
melhor com suas vidas.</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-themecolor: text1;"></span>Detehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291187582318661823noreply@blogger.com1