Wordsley, Stourbridge, England: 5 degrees, cold, grey and damp.
It is officially the last day of Carnival in Brazil, and tomorrow people will gradually start to return to work.
Even more so on Thursday, and most, 100%, will be back next Monday. As I have mentioned before, regarding work and business, Brazilians consider the new year to begin on the Monday following Carnival.
I saw some confusion on the Internet about the beach and street carnival processions, a phenomenon that is unfortunately common when large crowds gather in the streets, especially in Rio and Brazil. I repeatedly told Nalva, Yasmin, and Jessica to be very careful when going out during carnival because you never know what might happen or who might be there. There are many gangs and pickpockets, and they do not care about hurting you to get what they want.
I also observed the political turmoil that usually ceases during carnival, but this time it has extended into the carnival period, with the possibility of the last president being imprisoned. It is clear to me that this president, Lula, will not stop until Bolsonaro is imprisoned and behind bars.
It is clearly an ego thing with Lula, as all these high-profile megalomaniac, power-hungry politicians are fuelled and driven by their over-inflated egos. Lula is the only Brazilian President to be in jail in the history of Brazil.
I can see that Lula is doing everything to ensure Bolsonaro is imprisoned so that Lula won’t be the only Brazilian President to be imprisoned in Brazil’s history. At the same time, he is working to reduce Bolsonaro’s popularity, which is significantly higher than his own, and also trying to prevent Bolsonaro from participating in the next presidential elections in 2026.
To me, what is happening in Brazil at the moment is related to ego and power. Power is the tool that the ego needs to act on and satisfy its unending thirst, which is truly never-ending and can never be fulfilled. Lula is always in the shadow of Bolsonaro’s popularity, and that is unlikely to change in the future.
This is also something quite interesting about life and human behaviour: when we act against someone out of our own insecurity, pride, envy, jealousy, or other ego-driven feelings, it often has the opposite effect of what we intend. Instead of resolving our issues, the situation usually worsens.
When we lack the capacity to reach or project ourselves to the point where we would like to be in relation to the person we envy or hate because of it, throughout all of this, it can be seen as a form of divine justice that takes its toll.
We are what we are and what we choose to be. If we decide to be lesser than our potential, then we will be; but if we decide to be more and fulfil our potential, then we will be too. It all depends on us—on what we decide, what we do, and even how we do it. Divine justice then plays its role.
Lula is doing everything to prejudice Bolsonaro, aiming to harm him so that he disappears and is discredited as a leader and politician. Still, the truth is that the opposite is happening. Bolsonaro’s popularity is increasing every day, which unintentionally fuels an already raging fire.
It is astonishing how naive Lula is and how he managed to become the president of Brazil for the third time despite allegations of lies and possible ballot box fraud. Naive because once you cross an illicit line, there is no turning back. You can toy with the line and attempt to recover if you retreat. Still, once you cross the point of no return—often driven by greed, power, or personal ego—you become trapped in a vicious cycle that only worsens, ultimately leading to ruin and death.
Divine justice!
I do not doubt that Lula will not complete his entire mandate because he was elected for all the wrong reasons and by the wrong people. It is clear to me that his government is downright perverse in every possible way; you only can’t see it if you choose not to. Unfortunately, this is true for a significant part of the Brazilian population.
This is also another instance where people often refuse to admit they are wrong. They might have made poor decisions, chosen the wrong items to buy, or voted for the wrong politician or leader. They would rather wallow in the mud of arrogance, ignorance, and corruption and accept their mistakes than admit they were wrong and try to correct or rectify them.
Again, we’re discussing the ego and the importance of controlling it. If you do not know how to manage your own ego, you expose yourself to many unnecessary problems, hurt, and suffering that can only be addressed through discipline, humility, and similar qualities. Only then will you be able to confront and change them.
We often act as our own worst enemy, mainly due to our ego. So, please nurture a positive, sincere, honest, and truthful relationship with your ego, treating it with humility, trust, and discipline before it is too late.
I worked on the computer, went out for a walk, had a tea in the simple cafe near my mother’s house, went to the nearby village to pay bills for my mother as it is Tuesday, just a typical day before the new year begins next week.
In bed by 11:00 p.m.
Thank you.
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Richard
