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December 22, 1980

December 22, 1980

At the PRÓ-VIDA Secret Santa (“secret friend”) Party

What is a friend? Who is my friend? And then everybody transformed into… semi-secret friends! Because you could be my friend, you too, you too, you too, you too… And then I began to look at a friend on the outside. But will I look at the face… If he has the face of a nice guy, he’s nice; if he has the face of a bad guy, he’s bad… I began to choose friends. And how to choose a friend? At this point, we were 14, 15… 16, the phase of adolescence.

Friend! But the word “friend” was behind, it was within. It was strong. And then I discovered the elements that I should find in a friend, who the friend should be. And I discovered a great secret friend. I want to describe my secret friend to you.

Oh my! How will I describe my friend, my great standard-secret-friend! It’s difficult, it’s difficult, it’s difficult, because I don’t know his size very well. One usually describes, “My friend… he’s wearing… he’s tall, bald… He has long arms… he’s fat, he’s thin… he’s wearing such and such clothes…”

But my friend… I can’t describe him well! I believe I can describe him like this: I don’t know his size, because he is very big; so, you can’t see his whole size. I don’t know if he has green eyes or black eyes; actually, I don’t even know if he has eyes. I don’t know if he has a large mouth or a small one; I also don’t know if he has a mouth. I don’t know if he has long or short hair; I don’t know if he has hair. It’s difficult to describe my friend…! I don’t know if he walks fast or walks slowly… Actually, I don’t know if he walks. Oh my, how can you describe a person?

Well, Philosophy says that to describe a person, you can use the works of that person, what that person does and their representatives in the work. Then it becomes easy. This way I can describe my friend.

My friend… He has many representatives. He has many representatives here, here. One of the representatives of my friend are the ants. The ants! My friend, through the ants, teaches me to work. He teaches me to work, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, even if a wicked foot spoils the anthill. My friend teaches me by way of the ants, to work, always, even when everything is…

My friend has more representatives; not only the ants. He has as a representative the flowers. Flowers! He teaches me, through the perfume of the flowers, through the color of the flowers, through the beauty of the flowers, he teaches me that one should love the pure, pure, pure, pure, pure, the purity in all its splendor, the purity of what’s natural. Yes, my friend has a representative: the flowers! He teaches me a lot! And if somebody has already recognized, they may…

There’s more. This friend of mine has another representative: it’s the birds. The birds! My friend, by means of the birds, tells me that one day I have to reach the heights! He tells me that I can learn to fly! He talks to me about freedom, when he lets me see his flying representatives. He talks to me about heights, he reminds me of so many things when I see the sweetness of the birds! And through the birds he teaches me something that’s also very important: he teaches me that it’s necessary – even being a bird, free; even… – he teaches me that it’s also necessary to struggle for survival, just like desperate seagulls fighting among themselves over a piece of garbage that comes from the vomit of sailors. Even so, there’s struggle.

My friend is this. This is my friend.

I went searching for this friend. Hard to find! But I started to see in people that “better piece” that had this and suddenly, I found one, found another, and another… and one of them said, “Look, I know somebody that also has this deep inside,” and brought, and brought, and brought.

And then I surrounded myself with friends. Friends, each one with their own specialty: some of flying, others of standing with their feet firmly on the ground, others of having the strength to fight, others who taught me prudence, others who taught me temperance… And together we went in search of Peace.

Friendship! Something noble, great, something that gives reason for my existing now! Now, now, at this instant, if I should have a heart attack or something and my heart should stop, please, don’t leave the room. Come, at least, to see the expression on my face and you’ll see that I’ll be smiling, I’ll be joyful, I’ll be happy: I passed on the Earth and I found friends – you!

And it’s so good to have you! It’s so good to have you! It’s so good to have you for that bitter time! It’s so good to have you for that dark time! It’s so good to have you for despair! It’s so good to have you for sickness! It’s so good to have you for health and pleasures! It’s so good to have you! It’s so good to have you because, above all, we can raise a flag, now, here, right now: sublime flag, glorious flag, the flag that fulfills the original objective of man on Earth – the flag of innocence.

The boy has fulfilled his purposes!

To all of you, thank you very much. A Merry Christmas! A better and better New Year than this one. Because within my heart, that I want to consider a candle, you are the flame. And I offer myself as the candle, so that you, with your flame, will extinguish me. But give Light, at least to a small dark room.

Thank you very much, everyone!

Picture of Dr. Celso Charuri

Dr. Celso Charuri

Conceiver and founder of PRÓ-VIDA

Previous texts

March 29, 1980

Why do people go out for entertainment? Why do people plan to get away for a weekend? Man needs to escape routine. And

July 18, 1979

As we reach an objective, we always want to reach another, and such is the Life process. In Life, either you reach the

Hello !

Welcome to the internal Home Page of the PRÓ-VIDA website. In this environment you will find information about our movement, such as the activities calendar, news and content that may be of interest to you.

Where to find the activities?

You will find the activities calendar right at the top of the home page and, to see all the available activities, just click on “See full calendar”.

The activities are organized by language, time zone, modality (in person, online, or remote in-center), and categories:

  • BAS, AV1 and INT weeks
  • Exercises and Training
  • Lectures and Talks
  • Advanced Levels
  • CGD (General Center for the Tithe)
  • Departments

What activities can I participate in?

You will be able to participate in all available activities, according to your level. They are identified in the calendar by a stripe with the color of the level, on the left side of the activity name.

Basic Level

Every Monday, online Basic Level activities are available. They are offered in four languages ​​(Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and English) and different time zones.

In addition, starting at the Basic Level, you will be able to participate in all the activities identified with the following colors:

Weeks, lectures and exercises aimed at participants from the Basic Level and up.

Here you can find activities such as Keeping in Touch, celebrations, and ceremonies.

Activities carried out by PRÓ-VIDA Departments, such as lectures, presentations and studies.

Check the calendar for upcoming activities and check their times.

Advanced 1​ Level

Activities for the Advanced 1 Level and up are also available for those who have completed that level

Weeks, lectures, exercises and talks for participants from Advanced 1 Level and up.

Introduction Level

For those at the Introduction Level, also the following activities are available:

Weeks, lectures, exercises, and talks for participants from the Introduction Level and up.

Activity for all PRÓ-VIDA participants, starting at the Introduction Level.

Advanced 2SC Level

From Advanced 2 Level and up, the following activities are also available:

Weeks, lectures, exercises and talks for participants from the Advanced 2SC Level and up.

How to browse the site?

Navigate through the pages and contents of the site by clicking the links on the top golden bar or the “hamburger button” (≡), located in the upper left corner.

In addition to content and articles on various topics, you will be able to access some important areas for your participation in the activities:

Online Activities: It’s the place where you will access the activities that will be transmitted in the online modality.

Participant’s Area: It gathers information about your registration and your level in PRÓ-VIDA.

Need help?

If you need help, or to clarify any questions, contact our support by e-mail: foundation.secretary@provida.net.

Modalities of PRÓ-VIDA activities

In-person

Presenter in-center

Participants in-center

This is a live activity carried out in one of the PRÓ-VIDA Centers with both the presenter and the enrolled participants attending in-person.

Remote in-center

Remote presenter

Participants in-center

The activity is transmitted live from one of the PRÓ-VIDA studios to several Centers where the participants are attending in-person. It allows the presenter and the participants to interact despite the fact that the presenter is in a remote location. 

Online

Online presenter

Online participants

The activity is transmitted live from one of the PRÓ-VIDA studios and enables interaction between participants and the presenter in a virtual environment.

To learn more about the modalities, talk to a PRÓ-VIDA representative by chat or email secretaria@provida.net (for Brazil residents) or foundation.secretary@provida.net (for residents in other countries).

SEG    SEX

22-26

NOV    NOV

Online

Semana de Avançado 1

PT

Será transmitido nos idiomas e horários locais:

PORTUGUÊS - COM INTERAÇÃO

Segunda a sexta-feira

às 20h30*

Hora de São Paulo

*A atividade tem duração aproximada de 3 horas.

Para saber como participar, clique abaixo.

MON    FRI

06-10

DEC    DEC

Online

Semana de Introdução

PT

It will be transmitted in the following language ​​and times:

PORTUGUESE - WITH INTERACTION

Monday to Friday

at 8:30 p.m.*

Time Zone: (UTC-03:00) Brasilia

*The activity lasts approximately 3 hours.

To find out how to participate, click below.

No registrations will be made on the weekend before the activity, or in the week it takes place.

SEG    SEX

25-29

OUT    OUT

Online

Semana de Avançado 1

PT

Será transmitido nos idiomas e horários locais:

PORTUGUÊS - COM INTERAÇÃO

Segunda a sexta-feira

às 20h30*

Hora de São Paulo

*A atividade tem duração aproximada de 3 horas.

Para saber como participar, clique abaixo.

SEG    DOM

08-14

NOV    NOV

Online

Semana de Básico

PT

Será transmitido nos idiomas e horários locais:

PORTUGUÊS - COM INTERAÇÃO

Segunda a sexta-feira

às 20h30*

Sábado

às 14h30*

Domingo

às 10h00*

Hora de São Paulo

*A atividade tem duração aproximada de 3 horas.

Para saber como participar, clique abaixo.

*Para repetição oficial, participantes que estão retornando ou em R.A., em breve mais informações.

Requisitos técnicos indispensáveis

Gostaríamos de informar que, para a participação no Básico on-line, são indispensáveis os seguintes requisitos mínimos:

Computador (Windows/Mac)

Computador com câmera integrada ou conectada por entrada USB.

As atividades não poderão ser assistidas por nenhum outro dispositivo, tais como celulares, smartphones e tablets ou computadores com outros sistemas operacionais.

Especificações e Sistema Operacional

• Processador: Intel Core i3, i5 e i7 – 3100 Series , ou superior.

• Memória RAM: 4GB, ou superior.

• Sistema Operacional:

• Windows 7 com todas as atualizações, ou versão superior (somente 64 bits).

• MacOS 10.15 Catalina, ou versão superior.

Verifique as configurações de seu computador Windows clicando aqui.

Como verificar suas especificações no Mac? Clique aqui.

Fones de ouvido com microfone (headset)

Modelos homologados para uso com nossa plataforma.

Consulte a lista de headsets homologados:

Internet

Banda larga com conexão estável, com no mínimo 10MB de download e 4MB de upload.

Como verificar sua banda de internet? Clique aqui para testa-la.

* Os requisitos técnicos poderão ser atualizados. Acompanhe aqui eventuais alterações.

Fones de ouvido homologados

Marca

Modelo

Tipo

Bose

Quiet Comfort 35 Stereo

USB e Bluetooth

Dell

Pro Stereo Headset UC150

USB

Jabra

BLZ 2400 II

USB

Jabra

Evolve 20 MS

USB

Jabra

Evolve 75

USB e Bluetooth

Jabra

UC Voice 550a MS Mono

USB

JBL

Everest Elite 750NC Stereo

Bluetooth

Logitech

Headset H390

USB

Logitech

Stereo H650e

USB

Microsoft

LifeChat LX-3000

USB

Microsoft

LifeChat LX-6000

USB

Plantronics

Blackwire 320

USB

Plantronics

Blackwire 3220 Series

USB

Plantronics

Blackwire C220

USB

Plantronics

Audio 628 USB

USB

Samsung

USBC Headset

USB

Sony

WH-CH700N

USB

Sony

Headset Pulse 7.1

USB

Sony

WH-XB900N

Bluetooth

Atualização: 11.06.2021

Regras de conduta para prevenção da COVID-19

Uso de Máscaras

Cobrindo a boca e o nariz. Usar o tempo todo.
Evitar tocar a boca, o nariz e os olhos.

Distanciamento

Mínimo de 2 metros

Mãos

Lavar frequentemente ou higienizar com álcool em gel.

Etiqueta Respiratória

Ao espirrar ou tossir, proteger a boca e o nariz com o cotovelo, ou usar lenço descartável.

Sintomas

Se apresentar sintomas, ficar em casa e buscar atendimento médico.