in the Boston case, for religious, political and otherreasons. ---THE risk we faceis enormous in sitting close to these people in movie theaters, or using thesame means of transportation and even being in places filled withthousands of people, as happened atthe Boston marathon, with 27,000 runners. It isvery diffficult to take preventive measures against them because veryfew show what is going on in their sick minds. Nowadays, this kind ofterror is no longer commited by organizations, but by lone wolves, one mustsay.---IN the specificcase of Boston, what is most worrisome is the fact that it has affected theimage of a religious community, the muslim community, mainly in the westernworld and after September 11, when the twin towers of the NY World Trade Centerwere destroyed using airplanes as bombs. We know full well that the majority ofthose who profess the islamic faith consist of balanced and mentally healthyindividuals.--- The Bostonbombers could not have inflicted a greater blow to the image of the muslim faith,when what they actually wanted was to call the worlds attention to theirreligious and political conflicts. From now on, their acceptance by the westernworld will become more difficult. Muslims or simply people who speak arabic will continue to bediscrimintated against even more so in public transportation systems and closedplaces. ---SAD are the dayswe live in, in all continents, without exception. It is very difficult for wejournalists these days to even comment on what is going on anywhere in theworld. Sometimes it is better to keepquiet, and not run the risk of saying nonsense or providing what could belater proved as false information. The truth is that nobody knows anything forcertain. Reported information almost consists of mere conjectures, sinceaccess to be able to collect precise information or evidence is practicallyimpossible in some places.---THIS world hasturned upside down. In these confusing times, in which thousands and thousandsof people are unemployed and have their income reduced or cut, peopleparadoxically protest against the cuts in expenses by their governments, andnot without some reason. But what is there to do??? In this current context,the popular saying prevails that in a house where there is no bread, everybody cries and nobody isright .---SINISTER, to saythe least, are the days since Wold War II, where we live on all continentsamid violence, unemployment, large scale corruption, legal and economicinstability, lack of credibility, bankrupticies everywhere and businesseswhich melt down overnight. ---COUNTRIES which were wealthy and showed greatcultural richness in the arts and literature went down the drain without any perspectiveof recovery in the short or medium term. No one can expect Europe torecover in less than 10 years. And Brazil is not, by any means, free from thisdisgrace.---It is a realtragedy which no one knows really what is going to happen tomorrow and when itwill end. The list of countries and people in serious trouble cannot beidentified even using tons of paper or by any huge computer system. Halfof the young population in most countries walks around the streets doingnothing. A whole generation has beenvirtually lost. Exaggeration??? So far,unfortunately, no one has seen any light at the end of