WE HAVE MEMORY!!! But being quiet doesn't mean being indifferent!

WE HAVE MEMORY!!! But being quiet doesn't mean being indifferent! There are moments in life when we need to learn to be silent. Not because we have nothing to say, but because we realize that not everything deserves an answer, an explanation, or a discussion. Those who truly know us don't need explanations; those who have decided not to understand us will hardly be convinced by them. It's about knowing how to listen before speaking, observing before judging, and thinking before reacting. "There are days when I don't want to say anything! I just want the right to remain silent without having to say why I feel this way." (Father Fábio de Melo) Learning to be quiet is also learning to respect. Respecting the other person's space, their pain, their choices, and even their silences. We don't always need to advise, correct, or show that we are right. Over time, we learn that answering everything is tiring, explaining everything is unnecessary, and discussing everything is a way to waste time and peace in our spirit. "Some say that when the sun shines, it shines for everyone, but for some people in the world, it never shines." (Bob Marley) The Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) had a fund from public employee deductions, money reserved to pay pensions for its retired workers. In 2004, under the government of Durão Barroso, the State transferred approximately 2.4 billion euros from this fund, and in return, the Caixa Geral de Aposentações (CGA) assumed the responsibility of paying these pensions. This money was not placed in a fund to pay these pensions, nor was it used to strengthen Social Security; it entered the public accounts and was used to reduce the State Budget deficit as an extraordinary revenue. In other words, the State received money from employee deductions at that time and used it to solve a problem in its accounts, but it was left with the obligation to allocate it in the budget to pay those pensions for many years. When the time comes to pay these pensions, this money is supposed to come from the State Budget and not from Social Security. (Note that the State never deducted the 23.75% from the workers' effective remuneration). "Most of the problems we have arise when you can't keep quiet." (Blaise Pascal) But keeping quiet doesn't mean being indifferent. At most, it means knowing when to speak and, especially, when not to speak. Because there are silences that are cowardice, but there are others that are wisdom. Learning to be quiet is learning to listen to the world, to others, and, above all, to ourselves. Learning to be quiet is perhaps one of the greatest achievements of maturity: not feeling the need to respond to everything that bothers us. Sometimes, silence is not the absence of words. "If we knew how many times our words are misinterpreted, there would be much more silence in this world." (Oscar Wilde)