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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 10 - N° 492 - November 20, 2016
GUARACI DE LIMA SILVEIRA
guaracisilveira@gmail.com
Juiz de Fora, MG (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com

 
José Geraldo Pedrosa: 

“Even living in a world of trials and tribulations, we can have still enjoy many happy moments” 

A member of the team that produces the radio broadcast “O Espiritismo Está no Ar” (Spiritism is on Air), created in 2014,
our fellow Spiritist speaks about the proposals
and achievements of the programme
 

José Geraldo Pedrosa (photo) was born in Miraí and lives in Juiz de Fora, both in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. A former military man, he became a Spiritist in 1987. He works as a volunteer at the Maria de Nazareth Spiritist Centre. A very sensitive person, he welcomed us and gave us the following interview: 


When did Spiritism enter you life? 
 

My first contacts with Spiritism were in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro. 

When you were in the military, how did you combine your professional life and your activities as a Spiritist? 

Throughout my career, I lived with the risk of injury and death. That is part of my profession. Military life demands commitment to strict principles, such as hierarchy and discipline. But I always found room for the principles of Spiritism to come across in my decisions. 

Could you mention a remarkable moment of your life as a Spiritist? 

Something very emotional happened when I began doing our “kilo campaign” to collect food for people in need. I clapped my hands outside a humble house on a Sunday morning and a little old lady came out saying: “I know the work you do.” She gave me two cups of rice as a donation even though it was clear that she didn’t enough even for herself. I hugged her then and couldn’t hold the tears. 

Of all the Spiritist principles, which one meant the most to you in the beginning and why? 

When I attended my first Spiritist talks and lectures I noticed the speakers mentioned humankind’s great luminaries and it did not matter what religion they had. That really impressed me.  

When did the radio programme “O Espiritismo Está no Ar” (Spiritism is on Air) began? 

The project of my friend José Eduardo Ferreira Abreu began in June 2014. It was broadcast for the first time on November 7th the same year. It was presented by Pedrosa, Eduardo Ferreira, Cristóvão and me and we have had many guests too.  

What feedback and audience you get? 

We have good audiences in Brazil, the United States and Europe. That is verified by the broadcaster’s main computer and we also through phone calls, WhatsApp messages and emails. The programme is broadcast by a local community radio station from Juiz de Fora but it can also be tuned in through Radio Trans FM 87.9 on the following link: http://www.radios.com.br/aovivo/Radio-Trans-87.9-FM/14918

We go on air from Mondays to Fridays from 19:30 to 20:00 local time (22:30 to 23:00 GMT). 

What are your plans for the future with the programme? 

We have many plans. The first one is to have our own studio and then to extend its duration from half an hour to an hour. 

What advice do you give to those who want to use the radio waves to disseminate Spiritism? 

They must! The biggest form of charity we can make for Spiritism is to disseminate it and the radio is one of the best ways of doing it.  

Are all your listeners Spiritists? 

We have listeners from many religions, especially Christian Evangelicals because our programme comes at the end of an evangelical radio programme, “Mundo Real" (Real World). 

What is the most gratifying aspect of the programme? 

It is the gratitude of all the listeners, who send us messages every day. 

How has Spiritism helped you in your family and social relations? 

Spiritism to me is like coming to the gates of Damascus. But of course I must take that into proportion as I am still light-years away from St Paul. 

Is it possible to be happy? 

Yes. Even living in a world or trials and tribulations, we can still enjoy many happy moments. 

Thank you for this interview. Please leave us with your final thoughts. 

My beloved friends, all I can do is to thank God and the Spiritual Benefactors for their patience with me, a Spirit who has so much to learn. And I must also thank the listeners of the programme, “O Espiritismo Está no Ar,” for their understanding and patience.
 


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