When pain precedes death

The news of what happened to Orelha went through the country like a silent blow. It wasn't just the death of a community dog; it was the breaking of a bond of affection, trust and innocence. Faced with scenes of extreme violence, one question inevitably arises: where was God at the moment of pain?

The spiritual answer is not simple, but it is consoling. According to the Spiritist vision, Earth is a school of moral learning. Here, free will is the sovereign law. God does not interfere in the choice of those who decide to hurt, because evolution only exists where there is freedom. To take away this freedom would be to nullify the possibility of spiritual growth. So when violence happens, it doesn't reveal the absence of God, but human imperfection that is still in the process of learning.

Those who choose cruelty don't just affect the victim. Every action generates consequences, and the suffering imposed on an innocent person creates a moral imbalance that will need to be repaired, sooner or later, by the aggressor's own soul. This is the law of cause and effect - just and inevitable.

But what about those who suffer? The Spiritist Doctrine teaches that divine mercy is immediate with the innocent. In situations of extreme pain, especially when there is no moral guilt on the part of the victim, spirituality is not absent. On the contrary: it becomes even more present.

Reports in spiritist literature indicate that, in cases of intense suffering before death, what scholars call the loosening of spiritual bonds occurs. The spirit begins to detach from the physical body before the last breath. The perception of pain is softened, as if a veil of mercy were placed between consciousness and material suffering.

While the body is still facing its last moments, the spiritual essence is already enveloped in care, welcome and protection. Benevolent spirits support, sustain and lead the being out of the painful experience.

In the case of animals, this support is even more delicate. They don't cultivate hatred, revenge or resentment. Their simple souls, guided by instinct and affection, do not understand evil in the same way that human beings do. That's why they don't carry revolt with them, only astonishment, which is quickly dissolved by the loving presence of the spiritual plane.

The pain that awakens

Orelha didn't leave in anger. His earthly journey was short, but his passing left deep marks. There are sufferings that, although unjust in our eyes, end up arousing collective emotion, indignation and the desire for change.

In spiritual logic, it's not about glorifying pain, but understanding that no suffering is wasted.

Human justice and divine justice

Human justice can fail, it can be slow, imperfect, limited by laws and circumstances. Divine justice, however, operates without fail. No one escapes their own conscience. Each act imprints a mark on the soul, and it is with this mark that the spirit will move forward.

Meanwhile, those who have died in pain find rest, care and the continuity of life. Today, Orelha carries no wounds and knows no fear. He continues on his spiritual path, supported and at peace, having left a silent lesson on Earth: to protect the defenseless is to protect our own humanity.

May the pain not lead to despair, but to responsibility and action, so that stories like this don't happen again.