"We look, and another one sees." (popular saying)

"We look, and another one sees." (popular saying)

We don't see what we see, we see what we are, which makes us remember that sometimes we look, but we see nothing. Sometimes because things are too small, sometimes because they are too big, and sometimes because we decided not to want to see it! The truth is that perhaps it is because we do not want to accept, as the voice of the people says, “one does not want what the eye does not see”, regardless of the reasons, we always end up having a partial view of reality. As Mother Teresa of Calcutta said: “We often look but we don't see. We are just passing through this World. We need to open our eyes and see. ”
I think that we were all surprised by the events related to the impact of the “so-called new viruses” and suffered the consequences of having to find a new and different “model of living”. We all have our own vision of the “world around us” and we create our “own reality” - there are those who are ways of seeing the world that do not reveal reality and that we think we have an accurate view of the world, when in fact , we have a distorted view. As writer Vergílio Ferreira said, “a truth is only true when taken to the ultimate consequences. Until then it is not a truth, it is an opinion. ”
 We all feel that our societies were not and are not well prepared, or even minimally prepared, to face the unexpected; it is worth mentioning here in the specific case of this pandemic, the exemplary behavior of all those who are part of the National Health Service, with the exception of those who “want to destroy it”. We have to accept that in reality, and in general, “our politicians”, manage “daily political tricas” very well, omitting or “forgetting” that revolt is the language of those who are not heard. We all have an obligation to know how to listen, including politicians, because they are also citizens, with rights, but also with duties, it may be useful to remember that when we value other people's lives, we also value ours, and in these times, the our greatest fear is that after the pandemic is over, we will return to the usual, forgetting the subtle - however threatening it may be - to deal exclusively with the noisy: as a friend of mine says, "if we had to bet a dinner, I would say that we will learn (with this crisis), but little and late ".
I realize that the time has come for us to think a little about the complexity of the world in general (and not just what surrounds us) and be able to identify and anticipate risks. In these times when we are continually "bombarded" by massive information, we must be able to think and discern the structural trends that mark change. Or said in other words: Do what you have to do ... Regardless of the results in the future or the failures of the past, regardless of what others think of you. It is a pretentious way of saying "live your present", but put it another way ... it may be that someone overcomes the buzzword and really understands its meaning.
“Start over ... if you can. Without anguish. And without haste. And the steps you take, On this hard path, From the future Give them freedom. Until you reach. Don't rest. Of no fruit do you want only half. “(Miguel Torga Diário XIII).