These are times of few certainties and many uncertainties!

These are times of few certainties and many uncertainties!

In times, I would say moments nothing more than that, which we recognize as quite difficult, some say that it will be the greatest challenge of our short lives, because we face something unknown and a feeling of helplessness invades us to find a solution. There is that feeling of doubt, uncertainty, not knowing which way to go, what choice to make, which way to go!
We should all know that life is made of few certainties, but suddenly everything that was right is uncertain, everything that was acquired, has faded, however we are grateful for each day, because we are aware that there is always someone who is worse than us! Take care of yourselves so that we can quickly get out of this! That's what we feel like screaming! But who listens to us, or better listens? Even now, despite the State of Emergency, there are many people, and some who have, or should have, an enormous technical responsibility, in the area of ​​health and beyond, who are more concerned with their personal situation than with contributing to find the best solutions for a catastrophe that was real, if nothing was done. My total disagreement with statements, which send anguish and instability to many, especially the elders who hear them.
As I already wrote here, I write for myself, and if I make these reflections public here, it is because I think that someone can also reflect on them - it is my modest and humble contribution. However, I have not yet written about how I was living, as an elder, this social isolation imposed by the pandemic. I have the notion that it is a time that I feel is being stolen from the lives of many who have a theoretically shorter future! As Ricardinho said (a futsal player and considered the best in the world): "May the sense of anguish of not knowing how much longer this situation will last, that of" going to have coffee, listening to the noise of people, being with family ... .so many things". The reality of my daily life is that, unlike most people my age and older, I can see and chat with people who are dear to me, via mobile phone, messenger or Whattsapp. How many people are deprived of these technologies? Certainly a large majority! I leave here an alert for all of us, that is when things start to tighten and the desire to give up becomes unbearable that we must strengthen our firmness and determination. But I also want to remember that the best paths are the most difficult, they are the ones that make us appreciate what we have, what we have achieved, the ones that no matter how many obstacles they have, we always want to overcome them to achieve the only certainty that we have that one day we will achieve: we are grateful for another day!
 They may never have heard of Nietzsche, but they certainly know and apply their ideas. One of them, which I now want to emphasize, is to show how we are able to learn and become stronger emotionally from our life experiences, including (and especially) the most difficult and painful ones. “What doesn't cause me to die makes me stronger.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)