Nadir Anacleto
de Araújo:
“Working at
Spiritist book
fairs is a great
opportunity to
develop our
spiritual side”
Our interviewee,
who works at a
volunteer at the
Spiritist Book
Fair
in the Brazilian
city of Volta
Redonda, talks
about
his
experience
at the event
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Nadir Anacleto
de Araújo
(photo) is a
member of the
Spiritist Centre
Amor ao Próximo
(Love Thy
Neighbour) in
the city of
Volta Redonda,
in the Brazilian
state of Rio de
Janeiro. He is a
volunteer worker
at the
traditional
Spiritist Book
Fair of Volta
Redonda (known
by the
Portuguese
acronym, FLE-VR),
which will have
its 28th
edition in 2016.
In this
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interview, he
speaks about his
experience at
the event along
the years: |
I have followed
closely your
efforts and your
rewards
involving the
Book Fair, which
will soon
getting into its
30th
edition. How do
you feel about
it?
It has been a
great
opportunity to
hear the diverse
thoughts and
views of so many
people.
What is the most
striking memory
of all these
years?
I believe it was
a year – and do
not remember now
when that was –
when the area
where we were
holding the
event was
flooded by a
storm. I could
witness the
extra effort put
out by each one
there to get
ready for the
opening event.
What is
generally the
most remarkable
aspect of book
fairs?
It is the help
we get from the
Spiritual
Benefactors. How
much help do we
get from the
Spirit World at
every stage to
get the event
running!
What is the
reaction from
people who
attends?
I began taking
part in the
event in its
fifth edition.
In the first few
years, I noticed
people were
curious and
eager to find
the books
mentioned and
recommended by
many high
profile
Spiritists. I
notice people
who come for the
first time are
usually curious
to find out what
is going on.
What have you
learned from all
those years
dedicated to the
FLE-VE Book
Fair?
Firstly, I
learned to
understand the
level of
knowledge of
other people
without making
judgements about
their level of
understanding of
Spiritism. And I
have also
understood the
need to look for
more work within
Spiritism and
the need of
taking part in
more study
groups.
What would you
say to someone
who has the
opportunity of
working at a
Book Fair?
Working at
Spiritist book
fairs is a great
opportunity to
develop our
spiritual side.
We learn a great
deal just by
browsing the
books on
display. We must
also bear in
mind that we
need to let
people who
attend at ease,
giving them the
opportunity
first to tell us
what they are
looking for.
What would you
tell your
younger self at
the very first
edition of the
book fair?
I would thank
God and Jesus
for the
opportunity to
share a bit of
my life with the
first friends I
made within
Spiritism, when
I had great
opportunities to
talk about the
Teachings…
Is there
anything else
you would like
to add?
I would like to
say that the
Spiritist Centre
Amor ao Próximo,
of which I am a
member, has a
group called
Esperança
(Hope), which
made a very
special
presentation at
the opening
ceremony of the
24th
FLE. That was
really a very
special moment
for the
dissemination of
the Book Fair. I
would like to
thank you for
this
opportunity,
praying for God,
Our Father, and
Our Master
Jesus, to carry
on caring for
you.
