Brazil is not for
amateurs
The title above was inspired by
a phrase attributed to the
exceptional composer Tom Jobim:
"Brazil is not for beginners", a
thought that has never been so
true as in our times.
Incompetence, mismanagement,
misrule, corruption have brought
us to the sad situation of the
present day, when many,
astonished, ask themselves: -
What country is this? And with
undisguised dismay: - What is
the solution?
The Spirit thesis, clearly
stated in the works of its main
authors, is very clear: nothing
that is wrong, morally speaking,
will have a solution except
through education.
Every decade the old colonels die
- we refer here to those who
command and have the last word
in the different fields in which
earthly life develops - and at
the same time the colonels who
have disincarnated for the
longest time return to the scene
and who, clothed with the
innocence of a child, come
imbued with new ideals, projects
and proposals that are intended
to build a new world on Earth.
It is then that the new meets
the oldand thus the law
of progress imposes itself,
making for all and all the
horrors we see today, the
present earthly society is
better than it was 300, 500, 800
years ago.
There is, however, an intriguing
time-related question.
Looking ahead, there is no way
to challenge the effectiveness
of education. But and now? What
can we do to start putting order
in this house under renovation?
We are not referring only to
Brazil, but to the whole world,
which seems to us a decidedly
aimless and unmanned ship.
Once, speaking about happiness
and the afflictions of life, one
speaker reminded those who heard
that we need to keep in mind
that our existences on Earth
intertwine. What a person or a
people does at a certain time
will inevitably have
repercussions later on. There is
no need to believe in
reincarnation to understand this
fact. The law of cause and
effect embraces people and
collectivities.
The lecturer offered then to his
listeners a simple recipe that
can be perfectly adopted by the
adults right now, without the
need to first disembowel and
then, in a new body, to return
to the stage of life with new
plans and ideas.
Before any attitude or
deliberation, he proposed, let
us ask ourselves the questions
that follow. If in the responses
we find a negative or some
doubt, we refrain from adopting
it, unless we wish our
afflictions of the present to
extend to future existences:
I - What I think to do pleases
God? (Matthew, 22: 34-38)
II - Benefit my neighbour? (Matthew
22:39, 40)
III - Helps the progress of the
community? (The Spirits’
Book, item 132, and James, 2:17
to 2:26)
IV. Does it fit for my spiritual
future? (Paul, 1st Epistle to
Corinthians, 6:12)
Regarding this last question,
let us remember what Paul wrote:
"All things are lawful for me,
but not all things suit me. All
things are lawful for me, but I
will not be moved by any." (1
Corinthians 6:12)
If we all seek to apply the
proposed recipe in our actions
and decisions, we will certainly
contribute to making earthly
society better, less violent,
more fraternal, less unequal,
more supportive, and especially
less selfish and prejudiced.
Shunting resources from health
or school meals pleases God?
benefits anyone? help the
community's progress? is it fit
for the spiritual future of the
one who acts like this?
In fact, people who allow
themselves to be seduced by the
idea of enriching themselves by
the most obscure means are
nothing more than beginners and
spiritual children. The
direction of the country and the
public institutions cannot be
entrusted to people of this
level. Brazil is not for
amateurs.
Translation:
Francine Prado - francine.cassia@hotmail.com |