“Working gives us a purpose and a meaning. Life is empty without both. ” (Stephen Hawking)

As we all feel, life is full of answers without questions, questions without answers and hurried conclusions, which almost always lead us to error with repercussions in our lives and the lives of others. As São Tomás de Aquino said: “Anyone who does not oppose error approves it. Whoever does not defend the truth, denies it ”. What makes today's times truly terrible for making any decision - be it political, economic, business decisions or even those that are reflected, in my opinion more in us, the personal ones - is that nobody knows for sure one, whatever it may be, determining factor in any decision making: the appropriate time for each measure, when it should be taken and for how long. As José Saramago said: "We physically inhabit a space, but, sentimentally, we are inhabited by a memory."

All of this, and not only all governments in any country in the world, but also all of us, seem paralyzed or, at best, we are sailing in sight, without a compass or any set course. The dilemma, for some, seems more obvious, which will be a choice between the economy and people's health. It is said that a human life is priceless, but it is also said that killing the economy is another way of killing people - and both are indisputable claims. However, this does not make any option easier, either for people, for governments or for society in general. “For all things there is a time; and there is a time for all the matter under heaven. ”(Ecclesiastes, Chap. 3) - Bible- translation by Frederico Lourenço

The reality is that the current pandemic situation around the world seems uncontrolled, the most serious of which is that people, especially the youngest, being “confined”, with nothing to do, develop obsessive personalities and have more free time to dedicate themselves , namely on social networks, using the various instruments they provide access to. All of this is mentally destructive and is a silent epidemic that is not receiving the attention that it needs, that is, the problems arising from the “confinements” are not being taken seriously! The words of Steve Pope, a famous therapist from the United Kingdom, are indicative of this serious situation. "Taking the command of the internet to a young man, when he has been closed to playing for the past 24 hours, is like taking the remains of a bottle of whiskey to an alcoholic."

Regarding the long-awaited vaccine, for example, optimists say that before next spring there will be no effective and safe vaccine ready to be distributed on a global scale; realists say it won't happen until the end of the year; and pessimists say that not even having a vaccine will mean an end to the problem. And without knowing when and how the problem will end, it is not possible to choose measures to combat it, ignoring the need for its duration and its consequences, in an omission that we must have wisdom in what we do and say therefore the whole attitude has consequences. "The time? Ah, time. Sometimes it runs fast when we want it to pass slowly. Sometimes it is slow when we want it to pass soon. Sometimes we don't notice it. Or we only notice when we want to revive it. But one thing is certain, he doesn't come back ”(Author unknown)