Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny and stormy.
I have caught up on the back entries from my journal; now I am all up to date.
I have just arrived home from a workout at the end of Leme; I’m now drinking green tea, ready to have a shower and begin classes. The morning workout was brutal. Lately, every workout seems more challenging than the last one, and it is voluntary; it is not that I am being forced; I want to go that extra mile.
All the classes are going well; there is nothing to worry about there. What I am worried about again is money. Making serious money in Brazil now is difficult; you would have to be a magician.
Brazil has been facing a challenging situation as a result of the actions taken by its newly elected government since January of this year. This same government held power for nearly sixteen years until 2018, leaving Brazil in a dire state.
However, the government that took over in 2018 worked diligently to rebuild the country and improve the situation, even during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, the previous government was re-elected for unknown reasons, and there are suspicions of electoral fraud, though no concrete evidence has emerged to support it. As a result, Brazil is now facing even more severe problems than before, and its future is uncertain.
One thing that I hold dear above all else is my time. Time is a precious commodity that, once lost, cannot be recovered. It is disheartening that we have to endure corrupt, incompetent, and obsolete governments and politicians who are indifferent to our well-being and the significance of our lives.
Every second, minute, hour, day, week, or year that passes is non-refundable, and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.
As a resident of Rio, I see Brazil as a country that punishes its own people rather than supporting them to grow and thrive. The difficulties we encounter in Brazil are a direct result of politicians prioritising their own importance over the needs of ordinary citizens.
They make decisions, attend meetings, and act as if they are doing us a favour, even when their actions are neither helpful nor relevant to our daily lives. Despite this, we are expected to show gratitude and subservience to those in power, regardless of how they treat us.
Modern politics and democratic governments worldwide are supposed to serve the people. However, in Brazil, politicians and civil servants often forget that they are public servants and that taxpayers pay their salaries.
Once they are elected or employed, they quickly develop a sense of grandeur and superiority. This attitude becomes a social cancer that burdens the poor and hinders the nation’s growth.
Life is hard, but in Brazil, it is more complex and unfair!
Yasmin arrived in the afternoon, and later, we went to do functional exercise on the beach. What was also lovely was that she had received her first delivery from an online order she had placed two weeks before; I was both happy and proud of her!
In bed by 9:00 p.m.
Thank you.
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Richard
