A MINHA ESPOSA PEDIU-ME PARA O FAZER... E A AMIGA DELA - Histórias Reais de Infidelidade.
Almas Infieis
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My name is'}, {'start': '7.640', 'end': '12.480', 'text': 'Carlos and today I feel'}, {'start': '10.400', 'end': '14.599', 'text': 'inspired to share a story'}, {'start': '12.480', 'end': '18.000', 'text': 'that radically changed the course of my'}, {'start': '14.599', 'end': '21.000', 'text': 'life with my beloved wife, Helena.'}, {'start': '18.000', 'end': '22.960', 'text': 'We spent 5 years side by side and our love'}, {'start': '21.000', 'end': '25.359', 'text': 'always exuded an intensity and'}, {'start': '22.960', 'end': '27.640', 'text': 'depth, as if we were capable'}, {'start': '25.359', 'end': '30.160', 'text': 'of overcoming any obstacle.'}, {'start': '27.640', 'end': '32.279', 'text': 'However, over time, we are'}, {'start': '30.160', 'end': '35.160', 'text': 'faced with the reality that life'}, {'start': '32.279', 'end': '37.360', 'text': 'is much more complex than we assumed.'}, {'start': '35.160', 'end': '39.520', 'text': '5 years have passed and an absence'}, {'start': '37.360', 'end': '42.399', 'text': 'has begun to envelop us in a sea of'}, {'start': '39.520', 'end': '45.000', 'text': 'uncertainty.  At that time we were a'}, {'start': '42.399', 'end': '47.120', 'text': 'childless couple.  When we joined in'}, {'start': '45.000', 'end': '49.399', 'text': 'marriage, our dreams were'}, {'start': '47.120', 'end': '52.199', 'text': 'immersed in longings for a home filled with'}, {'start': '49.399', 'end': '54.480', 'text': 'laughter and childish mischief, the'}, {'start': '52.199', 'end': '57.480', 'text': 'purest representation of the love'}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '60.039', 'text': 'we shared.  However, gradually,'}, {'start': '57.480', 'end': '61.879', 'text': 'this hope dissipated, giving'}, {'start': '60.039', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'way to a silence that seemed to'}, {'start': '61.879', 'end': '66.840', 'text': 'follow us every day.  On numerous occasions, I'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '69.840', 'text': "noticed a dull glow in Helena's eyes"}, {'start': '66.840', 'end': '72.280', 'text': ', clouded by frustration, something'}, {'start': '69.840', 'end': '74.600', 'text': "I didn't know how to reverse.  To"}, {'start': '72.280', 'end': '77.000', 'text': 'her, it seemed like she was experiencing the'}, {'start': '74.600', 'end': '79.479', 'text': 'most intense pain she had ever faced,'}, {'start': '77.000', 'end': '81.560', 'text': 'an anguish so deep that, even by'}, {'start': '79.479', 'end': '84.079', 'text': 'her side, it seemed impossible to'}, {'start': '81.560', 'end': '87.079', 'text': 'fully understand.  Helena has always'}, {'start': '84.079', 'end': '89.479', 'text': 'been an affectionate, meticulous woman,'}, {'start': '87.079', 'end': '92.040', 'text': 'capable of converting simple moments into'}, {'start': '89.479', 'end': '94.560', 'text': 'truly memorable experiences.'}, {'start': '92.040', 'end': '96.680', 'text': 'She takes care of every corner of the home,'}, {'start': '94.560', 'end': '99.280', 'text': 'creating a welcoming atmosphere that'}, {'start': '96.680', 'end': '101.479', 'text': 'made me feel safe and loved.  In the'}, {'start': '99.280', 'end': '104.600', 'text': 'beginning, that was'}, {'start': '101.479', 'end': '106.799', 'text': 'her true essence, a caring woman who'}, {'start': '104.600', 'end': '109.119', 'text': 'dedicated her time to every detail that'}, {'start': '106.799', 'end': '111.960', 'text': 'transformed our house into a true'}, {'start': '109.119', 'end': '114.320', 'text': 'home.  However, as the months'}, {'start': '111.960', 'end': '116.560', 'text': 'turned into years and our efforts'}, {'start': '114.320', 'end': '119.000', 'text': 'to conceive a child did not bear the'}, {'start': '116.560', 'end': '121.479', 'text': 'desired fruits, I realized that something'}, {'start': '119.000', 'end': '124.000', 'text': 'inside her was changing.  As the'}, {'start': '121.479', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'months passed, as our'}, {'start': '124.000', 'end': '128.479', 'text': 'attempts to get pregnant continued without'}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '130.200', 'text': 'success, Helena began to'}, {'start': '128.479', 'end': '133.480', 'text': 'transform in a way I had never'}, {'start': '130.200', 'end': '136.040', 'text': 'witnessed before.  who had always'}, {'start': '133.480', 'end': '138.160', 'text': 'stood out for her patience and understanding,'}, {'start': '136.040', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'began to show signs of restlessness,'}, {'start': '138.160', 'end': '141.879', 'text': 'showing fits of impatience'}, {'start': '140.160', 'end': '144.120', 'text': 'over'}, {'start': '141.879', 'end': '146.160', 'text': 'insignificant issues.  Even small'}, {'start': '144.120', 'end': '148.640', 'text': 'details that might previously have gone'}, {'start': '146.160', 'end': '151.160', 'text': 'unnoticed now became sources'}, {'start': '148.640', 'end': '153.040', 'text': 'of irritation.  It was clear that Helena'}, {'start': '151.160', 'end': '155.519', 'text': 'was facing pain that seemed'}, {'start': '153.040', 'end': '157.879', 'text': 'unbearable, but this change awakened'}, {'start': '155.519', 'end': '159.640', 'text': 'in me a disturbing concern,'}, {'start': '157.879', 'end': '162.080', 'text': 'accompanied by a feeling of'}, {'start': '159.640', 'end': '164.200', 'text': 'helplessness in the face of the situation.  What'}, {'start': '162.080', 'end': '166.200', 'text': 'initially appeared to be a'}, {'start': '164.200', 'end': '168.319', 'text': 'subtle mood swing became'}, {'start': '166.200', 'end': '170.319', 'text': 'exacerbated, leading her to adopt'}, {'start': '168.319', 'end': '172.800', 'text': 'behaviors that had never been'}, {'start': '170.319', 'end': '175.319', 'text': 'part of her routine before.  Helena'}, {'start': '172.800', 'end': '177.879', 'text': 'started going out more often,'}, {'start': '175.319', 'end': '180.599', 'text': 'often at night, meeting'}, {'start': '177.879', 'end': '183.319', 'text': 'people I barely knew.  On her'}, {'start': '180.599', 'end': '185.640', 'text': 'outings, she indulged in drinking in a'}, {'start': '183.319', 'end': '188.319', 'text': 'way she had never experienced'}, {'start': '185.640', 'end': '190.560', 'text': 'before.  The nights were coming to an end'}, {'start': '188.319', 'end': '193.200', 'text': 'and I found myself helping her return to her'}, {'start': '190.560', 'end': '195.440', 'text': 'room, taking off her clothes soaked in the'}, {'start': '193.200', 'end': '197.840', 'text': 'intense smell of alcohol.  I'}, {'start': '195.440', 'end': '199.799', 'text': 'kept quiet, but it was clear'}, {'start': '197.840', 'end': '201.879', 'text': 'that the emotional weight of not having been'}, {'start': '199.799', 'end': '204.040', 'text': 'able to build a family had'}, {'start': '201.879', 'end': '206.959', 'text': 'drastically distanced Helena from'}, {'start': '204.040', 'end': '209.200', 'text': 'her essence.  With each new dawn, it'}, {'start': '206.959', 'end': '211.319', 'text': 'became more and more challenging'}, {'start': '209.200', 'end': '214.080', 'text': 'to locate that woman I knew'}, {'start': '211.319', 'end': '216.760', 'text': 'so intimately.  When we made the decision'}, {'start': '214.080', 'end': '219.000', 'text': 'to seek medical help, the results'}, {'start': '216.760', 'end': '221.760', 'text': 'of the fertility test revealed some'}, {'start': '219.000', 'end': '223.599', 'text': 'discouraging news.  The diagnosis'}, {'start': '221.760', 'end': '225.920', 'text': 'revealed that Helena was facing a'}, {'start': '223.599', 'end': '228.799', 'text': 'serious health condition, something that'}, {'start': '225.920', 'end': '231.319', 'text': 'made it difficult, almost impossible, for her to'}, {'start': '228.799', 'end': '233.959', 'text': 'get pregnant.  As I listened to the'}, {'start': '231.319', 'end': '236.360', 'text': "doctor's words, I noticed"}, {'start': '233.959', 'end': '238.400', 'text': 'her eyes go unfocused, as if all'}, {'start': '236.360', 'end': '240.879', 'text': 'reality around her had'}, {'start': '238.400', 'end': '243.000', 'text': 'collapsed.  The doctor told us that'}, {'start': '240.879', 'end': '245.920', 'text': 'Helena was dealing with'}, {'start': '243.000', 'end': '248.200', 'text': 'very serious health complications.  Her uterus'}, {'start': '245.920', 'end': '250.680', 'text': 'was weakened and had'}, {'start': '248.200', 'end': '252.920', 'text': 'considerable damage, which made the'}, {'start': '250.680', 'end': '255.400', 'text': 'chance of pregnancy extremely'}, {'start': '252.920', 'end': '258.000', 'text': 'remote.  The moment the words'}, {'start': '255.400', 'end': '259.840', 'text': 'were spoken by him, it was as if the'}, {'start': '258.000', 'end': '263.080', 'text': 'ground dissipated'}, {'start': '259.840', 'end': '264.759', 'text': 'upwards.  She tilted her head and her eyes'}, {'start': '263.080', 'end': '267.000', 'text': 'focused on a point on the'}, {'start': '264.759', 'end': '269.520', 'text': 'horizon, shrouded in a'}, {'start': '267.000', 'end': '272.160', 'text': 'deep void.  It was clear that she carried the'}, {'start': '269.520', 'end': '273.880', 'text': 'guilt with her, convinced that the entire'}, {'start': '272.160', 'end': '276.240', 'text': 'weight of our inability to'}, {'start': '273.880', 'end': '278.800', 'text': 'create the ideal family rested'}, {'start': '276.240', 'end': '281.520', 'text': 'solely on her shoulders.  Deep'}, {'start': '278.800', 'end': '284.039', 'text': 'down, I realized that she feared that at'}, {'start': '281.520', 'end': '286.080', 'text': 'some point I would choose to go in'}, {'start': '284.039', 'end': '288.560', 'text': 'search of someone capable of fulfilling this'}, {'start': '286.080', 'end': '291.199', 'text': 'desire, which seemed increasingly'}, {'start': '288.560', 'end': '293.080', 'text': 'distant and unattainable.  Although I'}, {'start': '291.199', 'end': '295.120', 'text': 'incessantly stated that our'}, {'start': '293.080', 'end': '297.120', 'text': 'relationship was not based on the issue of'}, {'start': '295.120', 'end': '299.680', 'text': 'motherhood and that my love for her'}, {'start': '297.120', 'end': '301.600', 'text': 'transcended that, it was clear that these'}, {'start': '299.680', 'end': '303.880', 'text': 'statements could not break through the'}, {'start': '301.600', 'end': '306.440', 'text': 'wall of self-demand and pain that Helena'}, {'start': '303.880', 'end': '308.000', 'text': 'had built around herself.  She felt'}, {'start': '306.440', 'end': '310.199', 'text': 'trapped in a whirlwind of'}, {'start': '308.000', 'end': '312.199', 'text': 'self-destructive thoughts,'}, {'start': '310.199', 'end': '314.320', 'text': 'convincing herself that she had lost the'}, {'start': '312.199', 'end': '317.520', 'text': 'value she once believed she had in my'}, {'start': '314.320', 'end': '319.960', 'text': 'life.  One night, after yet another of'}, {'start': '317.520', 'end': '321.960', 'text': 'her extravagant outings, Helena'}, {'start': '319.960', 'end': '324.479', 'text': 'returned home completely'}, {'start': '321.960', 'end': '326.800', 'text': 'intoxicated.  As I helped her into'}, {'start': '324.479', 'end': '329.199', 'text': 'bed, watching her quickly fall asleep'}, {'start': '326.800', 'end': '331.880', 'text': ", I couldn't help but feel a tightness"}, {'start': '329.199', 'end': '335.039', 'text': 'in my chest.  I sat beside her'}, {'start': '331.880', 'end': '337.280', 'text': ', just watching her, unable to'}, {'start': '335.039', 'end': '339.919', 'text': 'figure out a way to ease the burden'}, {'start': '337.280', 'end': '342.199', 'text': 'she carried.  Her internal battle'}, {'start': '339.919', 'end': '344.680', 'text': 'was Barbara, and all I could'}, {'start': '342.199', 'end': '346.960', 'text': "do was be by her side, even though I wasn't"}, {'start': '344.680', 'end': '349.319', 'text': 'sure if that would be enough'}, {'start': '346.960', 'end': '351.840', 'text': 'to lead her back to the light.  On'}, {'start': '349.319', 'end': '354.199', 'text': 'certain occasions, Helena would let'}, {'start': '351.840', 'end': '356.160', 'text': 'tears flow gently as she watched'}, {'start': '354.199', 'end': '359.319', 'text': 'couples with children having fun in the'}, {'start': '356.160', 'end': '362.039', 'text': 'park.  On several occasions, she found herself'}, {'start': '359.319', 'end': '364.160', 'text': 'at the mercy of emotion, shedding tears when she came'}, {'start': '362.039', 'end': '366.800', 'text': 'across families who exuded'}, {'start': '364.160', 'end': '370.319', 'text': 'happiness.  These moments tore'}, {'start': '366.800', 'end': '373.080', 'text': 'my heart apart, but paradoxically I'}, {'start': '370.319', 'end': '375.280', 'text': 'found myself overcome by a feeling of impotence.'}, {'start': '373.080', 'end': '377.000', 'text': 'Although I tried my best to comfort her'}, {'start': '375.280', 'end': '379.080', 'text': 'and offer words of'}, {'start': '377.000', 'end': '380.759', 'text': 'encouragement, it was clear that this'}, {'start': '379.080', 'end': '383.240', 'text': 'struggle was something she would have to'}, {'start': '380.759', 'end': '385.360', 'text': 'face alone.  Reflect on'}, {'start': '383.240', 'end': '387.840', 'text': 'different ways to help her'}, {'start': '385.360', 'end': '390.400', 'text': 'find some relief, perhaps'}, {'start': '387.840', 'end': '392.400', 'text': 'a trip to change the scenery or'}, {'start': '390.400', 'end': '394.720', 'text': 'even looking for a therapist who could'}, {'start': '392.400', 'end': '397.440', 'text': 'help her rediscover her'}, {'start': '394.720', 'end': '400.000', 'text': 'emotional balance.  However, none of'}, {'start': '397.440', 'end': '402.160', 'text': 'my proposals were accepted.'}, {'start': '400.000', 'end': '404.720', 'text': 'Helena refused to accept any'}, {'start': '402.160', 'end': '407.000', 'text': 'suggestion, sinking deeper and deeper into'}, {'start': '404.720', 'end': '408.960', 'text': 'a universe of guilt and pain that seemed to'}, {'start': '407.000', 'end': '411.479', 'text': 'consume her completely.  This'}, {'start': '408.960', 'end': '414.039', 'text': 'circumstance not only gradually wore her down'}, {'start': '411.479', 'end': '417.199', 'text': ', but also left me'}, {'start': '414.039', 'end': '419.639', 'text': 'deeply tired.  One night, when I'}, {'start': '417.199', 'end': '422.280', 'text': 'returned home after an exhausting day'}, {'start': '419.639', 'end': '424.919', 'text': 'of work, I was taken by surprise by'}, {'start': '422.280', 'end': '427.680', 'text': 'a scene I had not witnessed for a long time.'}, {'start': '424.919', 'end': '429.680', 'text': 'The house was in perfect condition and'}, {'start': '427.680', 'end': '433.039', 'text': 'the dining table was set with'}, {'start': '429.680', 'end': '435.520', 'text': 'care.  A soft, almost golden light'}, {'start': '433.039', 'end': '437.919', 'text': 'bathed the room, while the scent'}, {'start': '435.520', 'end': '440.319', 'text': 'of a freshly prepared dinner permeated the'}, {'start': '437.919', 'end': '443.000', 'text': 'air.  I stood motionless for a few'}, {'start': '440.319', 'end': '445.599', 'text': 'moments, overcome with confusion and'}, {'start': '443.000', 'end': '447.800', 'text': 'surprise.  It had been a long time since Helena had'}, {'start': '445.599', 'end': '449.840', 'text': 'shown any more interest in those'}, {'start': '447.800', 'end': '452.360', 'text': 'details that once seemed so'}, {'start': '449.840', 'end': '454.879', 'text': 'natural to her.  Since we received the'}, {'start': '452.360', 'end': '456.720', 'text': 'diagnosis, our home seemed to'}, {'start': '454.879', 'end': '459.280', 'text': 'carry the burden of silence and'}, {'start': '456.720', 'end': '462.199', 'text': 'melancholy that surrounded us.  That'}, {'start': '459.280', 'end': '464.840', 'text': 'night, however, everything seemed to be in a'}, {'start': '462.199', 'end': '467.039', 'text': 'different tune, as if a breath of'}, {'start': '464.840', 'end': '469.919', 'text': 'revitalizing air had permeated the'}, {'start': '467.039', 'end': '472.280', 'text': 'environment.  Upon entering the room, I was'}, {'start': '469.919', 'end': '474.319', 'text': 'greeted by Helena, who welcomed me with'}, {'start': '472.280', 'end': '476.919', 'text': 'a soft smile and kindly'}, {'start': '474.319', 'end': '479.000', 'text': 'invited me to take a seat at the table.  There was'}, {'start': '476.919', 'end': '480.800', 'text': 'something in his gaze that seemed to mix'}, {'start': '479.000', 'end': '483.039', 'text': 'a subtle fragility with a'}, {'start': '480.800', 'end': '485.759', 'text': "rare determination that I hadn't seen"}, {'start': '483.039', 'end': '488.000', 'text': 'in a long time.  We sat side by'}, {'start': '485.759', 'end': '490.120', 'text': 'side and the atmosphere that surrounded us was'}, {'start': '488.000', 'end': '492.560', 'text': 'as warm as those days when'}, {'start': '490.120', 'end': '494.840', 'text': 'life seemed more uncomplicated.'}, {'start': '492.560', 'end': '497.360', 'text': 'When Helena saw me, a'}, {'start': '494.840', 'end': '499.919', 'text': 'gentle smile lit up her face and she'}, {'start': '497.360', 'end': '502.560', 'text': 'invited me to take a seat at the table.  Her'}, {'start': '499.919', 'end': '504.879', 'text': 'eyes held a mixture of softness and'}, {'start': '502.560', 'end': '507.039', 'text': 'determination, as if she was ready'}, {'start': '504.879', 'end': '509.520', 'text': 'to reveal something she had been waiting for a long'}, {'start': '507.039', 'end': '511.840', 'text': 'time.  We sat facing each'}, {'start': '509.520', 'end': '514.519', 'text': 'other, while the soft light that'}, {'start': '511.840', 'end': '516.320', 'text': 'surrounded us created a welcoming, almost'}, {'start': '514.519', 'end': '519.039', 'text': "enchanted atmosphere that we hadn't"}, {'start': '516.320', 'end': '521.479', 'text': 'experienced in a long time.  Helena started the'}, {'start': '519.039', 'end': '524.159', 'text': 'conversation, rekindling memories from the'}, {'start': '521.479', 'end': '526.320', 'text': 'beginning of our relationship.  She'}, {'start': '524.159', 'end': '528.560', 'text': 'portrayed the moments we shared'}, {'start': '526.320', 'end': '530.320', 'text': 'with an almost tangible tenderness,'}, {'start': '528.560', 'end': '532.440', 'text': 'recalling how our desire to'}, {'start': '530.320', 'end': '534.399', 'text': 'build a family was always a'}, {'start': '532.440', 'end': '537.200', 'text': 'fundamental part of what we built'}, {'start': '534.399', 'end': '539.760', 'text': 'together.  Your words were filled with'}, {'start': '537.200', 'end': '541.959', 'text': 'emotion and I could see how'}, {'start': '539.760', 'end': '544.519', 'text': 'difficult it was for you to convey all of'}, {'start': '541.959', 'end': '546.240', 'text': 'that.  As she spoke about the'}, {'start': '544.519', 'end': '548.720', 'text': 'love we shared and the faith she'}, {'start': '546.240', 'end': '551.440', 'text': 'had in us, I felt my heart'}, {'start': '548.720', 'end': '553.240', 'text': 'flutter intensely.  The strength Helena'}, {'start': '551.440', 'end': '555.240', 'text': 'had gathered to reveal her'}, {'start': '553.240', 'end': '556.959', 'text': 'feelings was a mirror of the intense'}, {'start': '555.240', 'end': '559.399', 'text': 'internal battle she had been'}, {'start': '556.959', 'end': '561.560', 'text': 'facing.  There was nothing I could do but'}, {'start': '559.399', 'end': '564.160', 'text': 'hold his hand.  as a'}, {'start': '561.560', 'end': '566.560', 'text': 'silent gesture that reaffirmed that no'}, {'start': '564.160', 'end': '568.680', 'text': 'matter what happened, I would always'}, {'start': '566.560', 'end': '571.959', 'text': 'be by his'}, {'start': '568.680', 'end': '574.360', 'text': 'side.  That night, at the table and surrounded'}, {'start': '571.959', 'end': '576.600', 'text': 'by an environment of empathy and affection,'}, {'start': '574.360', 'end': '578.920', 'text': 'something changed.  It was as if'}, {'start': '576.600', 'end': '581.560', 'text': 'we had found a refuge in the midst of the'}, {'start': '578.920', 'end': '583.959', 'text': 'fury of the storm.  A moment in which'}, {'start': '581.560', 'end': '586.360', 'text': 'our scars intertwined,'}, {'start': '583.959', 'end': '589.200', 'text': 'together seeking the strength needed to'}, {'start': '586.360', 'end': '590.800', 'text': 'move forward.  We were determined to'}, {'start': '589.200', 'end': '593.360', 'text': 'overcome the obstacles that'}, {'start': '590.800', 'end': '595.720', 'text': 'presented themselves and somehow'}, {'start': '593.360', 'end': '598.000', 'text': 'convert our pain into hope.'}, {'start': '595.720', 'end': '600.600', 'text': 'That night, we gave ourselves to each'}, {'start': '598.000', 'end': '602.440', 'text': 'other in a genuine way, as if the love'}, {'start': '600.600', 'end': '604.480', 'text': 'we shared had the power to'}, {'start': '602.440', 'end': '607.440', 'text': 'heal the wounds that life had'}, {'start': '604.480', 'end': '609.959', 'text': 'left us.  We created the hope that'}, {'start': '607.440', 'end': '612.800', 'text': 'somehow destiny would grant us'}, {'start': '609.959', 'end': '615.399', 'text': 'the happiness we so longed for.'}, {'start': '612.800', 'end': '618.440', 'text': 'However, the days went on and'}, {'start': '615.399', 'end': '621.160', 'text': 'reality once again brought us'}, {'start': '618.440', 'end': '623.880', 'text': 'back to its harsh truth.  Helena began'}, {'start': '621.160', 'end': '625.480', 'text': 'to count the days, getting caught up in the'}, {'start': '623.880', 'end': '628.560', 'text': 'expectation that something would'}, {'start': '625.480', 'end': '631.120', 'text': 'change, that a miracle would finally'}, {'start': '628.560', 'end': '633.360', 'text': 'occur.  However, the weeks'}, {'start': '631.120', 'end': '635.839', 'text': 'continued to be filled with the same'}, {'start': '633.360', 'end': '638.560', 'text': 'usual emptiness, without any sign that'}, {'start': '635.839', 'end': '641.000', 'text': 'our dreams were within reach.'}, {'start': '638.560', 'end': '643.519', 'text': 'The cycle of frustration and expectation'}, {'start': '641.000', 'end': '645.800', 'text': 'repeated itself and Helena began to sink'}, {'start': '643.519', 'end': '647.839', 'text': 'again into a despair that seemed to'}, {'start': '645.800', 'end': '650.680', 'text': 'intensify with each'}, {'start': '647.839', 'end': '652.920', 'text': 'unsuccessful attempt.  Her eyes, which once'}, {'start': '650.680', 'end': '655.600', 'text': 'shone with brightness and hope,'}, {'start': '652.920', 'end': '657.560', 'text': 'began to slowly fade.  I'}, {'start': '655.600', 'end': '660.200', 'text': 'could feel the hope'}, {'start': '657.560', 'end': '663.200', 'text': 'slowly fading away, and it broke my'}, {'start': '660.200', 'end': '665.839', 'text': 'heart into a thousand pieces.  We were together'}, {'start': '663.200', 'end': '668.720', 'text': 'in the room, immersed in a dense silence'}, {'start': '665.839', 'end': '670.920', 'text': 'that hung in the air.  Neither of us had any'}, {'start': '668.720', 'end': '672.920', 'text': 'expressions that could alleviate'}, {'start': '670.920', 'end': '675.720', 'text': 'the anguish that seemed to hover over'}, {'start': '672.920', 'end': '677.720', 'text': 'our souls.  I struggled to find'}, {'start': '675.720', 'end': '680.360', 'text': 'words that could express my'}, {'start': '677.720', 'end': '682.519', 'text': 'feelings, but everything seemed'}, {'start': '680.360', 'end': '685.200', 'text': 'meaningless and trivial compared to the immensity of the'}, {'start': '682.519', 'end': '686.839', 'text': 'pain that consumed Helena.  Silence'}, {'start': '685.200', 'end': '689.480', 'text': 'became our constant'}, {'start': '686.839', 'end': '691.680', 'text': 'companion, a silent reminder of'}, {'start': '689.480', 'end': '693.880', 'text': 'everything we had faced and how much'}, {'start': '691.680', 'end': '696.519', 'text': 'our resilience was being'}, {'start': '693.880', 'end': '698.399', 'text': 'tested.  The only thing left for me to do'}, {'start': '696.519', 'end': '700.560', 'text': 'was wrap my arms around her'}, {'start': '698.399', 'end': '703.680', 'text': 'tightly, as if the warmth of my'}, {'start': '700.560', 'end': '706.200', 'text': 'affection could somehow soothe the'}, {'start': '703.680', 'end': '708.480', 'text': 'pain that enveloped us.  We were'}, {'start': '706.200', 'end': '710.399', 'text': 'trying our best, fighting to'}, {'start': '708.480', 'end': '711.600', 'text': 'keep our love strong in'}, {'start': '710.399', 'end': '714.200', 'text': 'the face of'}, {'start': '711.600', 'end': '716.880', 'text': 'adversity.  However, at certain'}, {'start': '714.200', 'end': '719.680', 'text': 'times, some aspirations seem to'}, {'start': '716.880', 'end': '722.000', 'text': 'be eternally out of our reach.'}, {'start': '719.680', 'end': '724.800', 'text': 'That night he remained beside'}, {'start': '722.000', 'end': '726.880', 'text': 'Helena, in comforting silence,'}, {'start': '724.800', 'end': '730.320', 'text': 'allowing her tears to flow'}, {'start': '726.880', 'end': '733.000', 'text': 'until, exhausted, sleep enveloped her.'}, {'start': '730.320', 'end': '735.279', 'text': 'A few days later, we found ourselves in the'}, {'start': '733.000', 'end': '737.440', 'text': 'room, immersed in yet another of those'}, {'start': '735.279', 'end': '740.040', 'text': 'oppressive silences that have become'}, {'start': '737.440', 'end': '742.519', 'text': 'a constant in our daily lives.  In an'}, {'start': '740.040', 'end': '744.639', 'text': 'instant, Helena broke the silence with'}, {'start': '742.519', 'end': '747.360', 'text': 'a suggestion I could never have'}, {'start': '744.639', 'end': '749.480', 'text': 'foreseen.  Her eyes reflected a fusion'}, {'start': '747.360', 'end': '752.160', 'text': 'of hesitation and determination that'}, {'start': '749.480', 'end': '754.199', 'text': 'seemed somewhat artificial, as if she'}, {'start': '752.160', 'end': '756.680', 'text': 'were waging an internal battle'}, {'start': '754.199', 'end': '759.040', 'text': 'with her own thoughts.  She'}, {'start': '756.680', 'end': '761.920', 'text': 'inhaled deeply and, with a'}, {'start': '759.040', 'end': '764.560', 'text': 'determined voice, began her speech.'}, {'start': '761.920', 'end': '767.480', 'text': "Carlos, I've been thinking about this a lot"}, {'start': '764.560', 'end': '769.279', 'text': '.  I felt disoriented,'}, {'start': '767.480', 'end': '771.800', 'text': 'unable to see what direction'}, {'start': '769.279', 'end': '774.360', 'text': 'the conversation would take.  Before I'}, {'start': '771.800', 'end': '776.839', 'text': 'had a chance to ask, she'}, {'start': '774.360', 'end': '779.920', 'text': 'continued, her voice soft but'}, {'start': '776.839', 'end': '781.760', 'text': 'filled with determination.  Who knows, there'}, {'start': '779.920', 'end': '784.440', 'text': 'might be an alternative to'}, {'start': '781.760', 'end': '786.880', 'text': 'making our dream of having a child come true.'}, {'start': '784.440', 'end': '789.600', 'text': 'My initial reaction was a combination'}, {'start': '786.880', 'end': '792.680', 'text': 'of surprise and disbelief.  What do you'}, {'start': '789.600', 'end': '795.199', 'text': 'want to express?  I asked, trying to'}, {'start': '792.680', 'end': '797.199', 'text': 'understand what she was trying to imply.'}, {'start': '795.199', 'end': '799.920', 'text': 'Helena took a moment of silence'}, {'start': '797.199', 'end': '802.480', 'text': 'before formulating her response, as if she'}, {'start': '799.920', 'end': '804.279', 'text': 'was gathering her thoughts.  She'}, {'start': '802.480', 'end': '807.079', 'text': 'cautiously mentioned that she had'}, {'start': '804.279', 'end': '809.720', 'text': 'met some people.  They are'}, {'start': '807.079', 'end': '812.519', 'text': 'ready to offer their help, but'}, {'start': '809.720', 'end': '815.560', 'text': 'for that you would need it.  She'}, {'start': '812.519', 'end': '817.360', 'text': 'paused, fixing her gaze on my eyes,'}, {'start': '815.560', 'end': '820.160', 'text': 'waiting for my reaction before'}, {'start': '817.360', 'end': '822.360', 'text': 'finishing her sentence.  It would be necessary for'}, {'start': '820.160', 'end': '825.000', 'text': 'you to do this with them so that we'}, {'start': '822.360', 'end': '827.320', 'text': "could have a child.  Helena's words"}, {'start': '825.000', 'end': '830.240', 'text': 'cut me like an icy,'}, {'start': '827.320', 'end': '832.639', 'text': 'unexpected blow.  Remain fully'}, {'start': '830.240', 'end': '835.199', 'text': 'mobilized, struggling to understand what'}, {'start': '832.639', 'end': '837.639', 'text': 'she has just communicated.  A chill ran down'}, {'start': '835.199', 'end': '839.959', 'text': 'my spine as my'}, {'start': '837.639', 'end': '842.600', 'text': 'mind hesitated to accept the reality of'}, {'start': '839.959', 'end': '844.639', 'text': 'what I had just heard.  She'}, {'start': '842.600', 'end': '847.079', 'text': 'was actually asking me to be'}, {'start': '844.639', 'end': '849.759', 'text': 'with other women, even though we were'}, {'start': '847.079', 'end': '852.000', 'text': 'married.  The proposal was so insane that it'}, {'start': '849.759', 'end': '854.279', 'text': 'created a wave of confusion and suffering'}, {'start': '852.000', 'end': '857.839', 'text': 'that seemed to run through every fiber of my'}, {'start': '854.279', 'end': '860.560', 'text': 'being.  Helena, no way.  My voice'}, {'start': '857.839', 'end': '863.759', 'text': 'sounded resolute as I stared into his'}, {'start': '860.560', 'end': '866.440', 'text': 'eyes with determination.  Yes, I understand what'}, {'start': '863.759', 'end': '868.800', 'text': 'that means.  It is a question that'}, {'start': '866.440', 'end': '872.079', 'text': 'seeks to confirm understanding of something'}, {'start': '868.800', 'end': '874.120', 'text': 'specific.  How can I help you?  This'}, {'start': '872.079', 'end': '876.880', 'text': 'has the potential to ruin everything'}, {'start': '874.120', 'end': '880.040', 'text': 'we have built together.  This could put an'}, {'start': '876.880', 'end': '882.399', 'text': 'end to our love.  She stood there, her'}, {'start': '880.040', 'end': '884.480', 'text': 'expression unchanged, but her'}, {'start': '882.399', 'end': '887.240', 'text': 'eyes began to take on a'}, {'start': '884.480', 'end': '889.560', 'text': 'yellowish hue.  Carlos, it is understandable that'}, {'start': '887.240', 'end': '891.959', 'text': 'this is an arduous task, almost'}, {'start': '889.560', 'end': '894.720', 'text': 'unbearable to accept, but'}, {'start': '891.959', 'end': '896.680', 'text': 'I cannot see any other alternative.   Do'}, {'start': '894.720', 'end': '899.320', 'text': 'you really believe this is'}, {'start': '896.680', 'end': '903.000', 'text': 'simple for me?  She kept her voice'}, {'start': '899.320', 'end': '905.639', 'text': 'shaky but equally firm.'}, {'start': '903.000', 'end': '908.519', 'text': 'Every day I feel the weight of this pain, this'}, {'start': '905.639', 'end': '910.680', 'text': 'persistent feeling of inadequacy.  I did'}, {'start': '908.519', 'end': '913.160', 'text': 'my best, trying to'}, {'start': '910.680', 'end': '915.720', 'text': 'overcome this situation, but it'}, {'start': '913.160', 'end': '917.800', 'text': 'turns out to be more powerful than me.'}, {'start': '915.720', 'end': '920.240', 'text': 'Whenever the possibility of'}, {'start': '917.800', 'end': '922.839', 'text': 'never having a child comes to mind, an'}, {'start': '920.240', 'end': '924.639', 'text': 'overwhelming feeling takes over my heart,'}, {'start': '922.839', 'end': '927.440', 'text': 'as if it were about to'}, {'start': '924.639', 'end': '930.360', 'text': "explode.  I can't bear this"}, {'start': '927.440', 'end': '932.959', 'text': "weight alone anymore.  In Helena's eyes,"}, {'start': '930.360', 'end': '935.519', 'text': 'I saw a strength that went beyond the pain.   It'}, {'start': '932.959', 'end': '937.560', 'text': 'was absolute despair.  She'}, {'start': '935.519', 'end': '939.240', 'text': 'found herself trapped in a whirlwind'}, {'start': '937.560', 'end': '942.079', 'text': 'of anguish that none of my'}, {'start': '939.240', 'end': '944.880', 'text': 'attempts seemed capable of alleviating.'}, {'start': '942.079', 'end': '947.639', 'text': 'Still, her proposal felt like'}, {'start': '944.880', 'end': '949.399', 'text': 'a chasm separating us.  “I understand'}, {'start': '947.639', 'end': '952.279', 'text': 'you’re going through a'}, {'start': '949.399', 'end': '955.440', 'text': 'difficult time,” I replied, struggling to'}, {'start': '952.279', 'end': '958.319', 'text': 'keep my voice calm.  However,'}, {'start': '955.440', 'end': '960.720', 'text': 'this is definitely not the answer.'}, {'start': '958.319', 'end': '963.319', 'text': 'Our love proves to be more powerful than'}, {'start': '960.720', 'end': '965.839', 'text': 'all this pain.  We cannot put'}, {'start': '963.319', 'end': '968.440', 'text': 'everything we have at risk.  Helena'}, {'start': '965.839', 'end': '970.160', 'text': 'squeezed my hand tightly, as'}, {'start': '968.440', 'end': '972.600', 'text': 'if pleading for'}, {'start': '970.160', 'end': '974.920', 'text': 'deep understanding.  Her eyes'}, {'start': '972.600', 'end': '977.720', 'text': 'revealed a fragility so intense'}, {'start': '974.920', 'end': '980.480', 'text': 'that it was impossible to ignore.'}, {'start': '977.720', 'end': '982.800', 'text': 'Despite all the obstacles, it was clear'}, {'start': '980.480', 'end': '985.000', 'text': 'that the fear of losing our connection and'}, {'start': '982.800', 'end': '987.639', 'text': 'never realizing our dream was'}, {'start': '985.000', 'end': '989.800', 'text': 'eating her up inside.  Deep down, I'}, {'start': '987.639', 'end': '992.519', 'text': "understood that Helena's greatest fear"}, {'start': '989.800', 'end': '995.000', 'text': 'lay in the possibility that I would, at some'}, {'start': '992.519', 'end': '997.639', 'text': 'point, become exhausted by this circumstance'}, {'start': '995.000', 'end': '1000.160', 'text': 'and choose to leave her.  Although she did not'}, {'start': '997.639', 'end': '1002.120', 'text': 'express it directly, her'}, {'start': '1000.160', 'end': '1004.920', 'text': 'looks and gestures revealed the'}, {'start': '1002.120', 'end': '1007.519', 'text': 'fragility she felt inside.  I,'}, {'start': '1004.920', 'end': '1009.680', 'text': 'at the time, found myself immersed in an'}, {'start': '1007.519', 'end': '1011.759', 'text': 'internal conflict between my dignity'}, {'start': '1009.680', 'end': '1014.279', 'text': 'and the perception of duty that I had'}, {'start': '1011.759', 'end': '1016.600', 'text': 'towards her and our connection.  The'}, {'start': '1014.279', 'end': '1019.279', 'text': 'possibility of having a relationship with another'}, {'start': '1016.600', 'end': '1021.279', 'text': 'person, for whatever reason,'}, {'start': '1019.279', 'end': '1024.199', 'text': 'was something that had never crossed'}, {'start': '1021.279', 'end': '1027.199', 'text': "my mind.  However, Helena's eyes"}, {'start': '1024.199', 'end': '1029.959', 'text': ', filled with despair, told'}, {'start': '1027.199', 'end': '1032.280', 'text': 'a different story.  They reflected the'}, {'start': '1029.959', 'end': '1035.240', 'text': 'fatigue of those who had already faced every'}, {'start': '1032.280', 'end': '1038.079', 'text': 'imaginable struggle.  and yet he'}, {'start': '1035.240', 'end': '1040.400', 'text': 'felt defeated.  It was almost impossible to'}, {'start': '1038.079', 'end': '1042.839', 'text': 'ignore that look that begged'}, {'start': '1040.400', 'end': '1045.400', 'text': 'for an answer.  After a long'}, {'start': '1042.839', 'end': '1047.880', 'text': 'period of silence, I let out a'}, {'start': '1045.400', 'end': '1050.000', 'text': 'deep sigh, as if I was giving up'}, {'start': '1047.880', 'end': '1053.120', 'text': 'something I never imagined leaving'}, {'start': '1050.000', 'end': '1055.919', 'text': 'behind.  That was not my intention.  The'}, {'start': '1053.120', 'end': '1057.960', 'text': 'mere idea made me uncomfortable, but the'}, {'start': '1055.919', 'end': '1060.840', 'text': 'anguish of seeing Helena in that'}, {'start': '1057.960', 'end': '1063.200', 'text': 'situation became unbearable.  If'}, {'start': '1060.840', 'end': '1065.640', 'text': 'indeed it could offer some solace'}, {'start': '1063.200', 'end': '1068.320', 'text': 'to what she was feeling, then'}, {'start': '1065.640', 'end': '1070.760', 'text': 'maybe, just maybe, I could'}, {'start': '1068.320', 'end': '1073.320', 'text': 'contemplate that possibility.  Shortly'}, {'start': '1070.760', 'end': '1075.559', 'text': 'afterwards, Helena appeared accompanied by'}, {'start': '1073.320', 'end': '1077.760', 'text': 'two women who, according to her'}, {'start': '1075.559', 'end': '1080.320', 'text': 'words, were ready to'}, {'start': '1077.760', 'end': '1082.840', 'text': 'offer us assistance.  I was ignorant of the'}, {'start': '1080.320', 'end': '1084.559', 'text': 'source of their knowledge, as well as'}, {'start': '1082.840', 'end': '1087.400', 'text': 'the details of what had been'}, {'start': '1084.559', 'end': '1090.000', 'text': 'agreed.  To be honest, I chose'}, {'start': '1087.400', 'end': '1092.120', 'text': 'not to ask.  Everything happened so'}, {'start': '1090.000', 'end': '1093.919', 'text': 'quickly that it was like a whirlwind'}, {'start': '1092.120', 'end': '1096.760', 'text': "from which I couldn't get"}, {'start': '1093.919', 'end': '1098.960', 'text': 'out.  One night, Helena'}, {'start': '1096.760', 'end': '1101.720', 'text': 'told me directly that the two'}, {'start': '1098.960', 'end': '1104.080', 'text': 'women would be coming to our house.'}, {'start': '1101.720', 'end': '1106.640', 'text': 'When they arrived, I noticed that Helena had'}, {'start': '1104.080', 'end': '1109.520', 'text': 'arranged everything with care.  Both were'}, {'start': '1106.640', 'end': '1111.440', 'text': 'young, with delicate features, but'}, {'start': '1109.520', 'end': '1114.320', 'text': 'there was an evident shyness in their'}, {'start': '1111.440', 'end': '1117.280', 'text': 'posture.  The atmosphere was permeated'}, {'start': '1114.320', 'end': '1119.919', 'text': 'with palpable tension.  The discomfort'}, {'start': '1117.280', 'end': '1122.120', 'text': 'was present, as if each of us'}, {'start': '1119.919', 'end': '1125.159', 'text': 'were walking on uncertain'}, {'start': '1122.120', 'end': '1127.919', 'text': 'and delicate ground.  Helena, in an attempt to'}, {'start': '1125.159', 'end': '1130.799', 'text': 'lessen the attention, resorted to'}, {'start': '1127.919', 'end': '1133.039', 'text': 'affectionate words.  However, it was clear that even she'}, {'start': '1130.799', 'end': '1135.919', 'text': 'herself was overcome by a storm'}, {'start': '1133.039', 'end': '1138.480', 'text': 'of conflicting feelings.  The tension of the'}, {'start': '1135.919', 'end': '1141.360', 'text': 'situation was oppressive and I found myself in a'}, {'start': '1138.480', 'end': '1143.960', 'text': 'dilemma: stay there or get up and'}, {'start': '1141.360', 'end': '1146.520', 'text': 'leave.  Helena welcomed the two women'}, {'start': '1143.960', 'end': '1147.960', 'text': 'warmly, taking them to the room'}, {'start': '1146.520', 'end': '1150.400', 'text': 'where I was'}, {'start': '1147.960', 'end': '1152.559', 'text': 'waiting for them.  I found myself immersed in'}, {'start': '1150.400', 'end': '1154.559', 'text': 'internal turmoil, trying to'}, {'start': '1152.559', 'end': '1156.559', 'text': 'understand how I had reached this'}, {'start': '1154.559', 'end': '1159.039', 'text': 'moment so far from what I had once'}, {'start': '1156.559', 'end': '1161.480', 'text': 'idealized for my life.  Helena'}, {'start': '1159.039', 'end': '1163.280', 'text': 'tried hard to calm the attention in the air,'}, {'start': '1161.480', 'end': '1165.679', 'text': 'talking calmly and'}, {'start': '1163.280', 'end': '1168.400', 'text': 'sitting next to me, holding my'}, {'start': '1165.679', 'end': '1170.960', 'text': 'hand in a gesture of silent support.'}, {'start': '1168.400', 'end': '1173.640', 'text': 'Still, I could see beyond'}, {'start': '1170.960', 'end': '1176.440', 'text': 'that superficial tranquility.'}, {'start': '1173.640', 'end': '1178.520', 'text': 'Behind her delicate words, Helena'}, {'start': '1176.440', 'end': '1181.120', 'text': 'held a true whirlwind of'}, {'start': '1178.520', 'end': '1183.760', 'text': 'emotions.  The pain she had hidden'}, {'start': '1181.120', 'end': '1186.360', 'text': 'for so long was present, almost'}, {'start': '1183.760', 'end': '1189.320', 'text': 'palpable, making the air in the room thick'}, {'start': '1186.360', 'end': '1191.840', 'text': 'and suffocating.  After a moment that seemed'}, {'start': '1189.320', 'end': '1194.280', 'text': 'to stretch for an eternity, she stood'}, {'start': '1191.840', 'end': '1197.200', 'text': 'up.  Without saying a single'}, {'start': '1194.280', 'end': '1200.039', 'text': 'word, he left the room, leaving me'}, {'start': '1197.200', 'end': '1203.000', 'text': 'alone with the two women.  The silence'}, {'start': '1200.039', 'end': '1205.440', 'text': 'that followed was oppressive.  I felt'}, {'start': '1203.000', 'end': '1207.760', 'text': 'like an intruder in my own existence,'}, {'start': '1205.440', 'end': '1209.960', 'text': 'detached and completely out of'}, {'start': '1207.760', 'end': '1212.280', 'text': 'tune.  I felt like a'}, {'start': '1209.960', 'end': '1214.320', 'text': 'distant spectator, unable to'}, {'start': '1212.280', 'end': '1216.840', 'text': 'understand that scene as part of'}, {'start': '1214.320', 'end': '1219.520', 'text': 'my own existence.  A part of'}, {'start': '1216.840', 'end': '1222.000', 'text': 'me actually wanted to escape'}, {'start': '1219.520', 'end': '1224.280', 'text': 'that place, to leave that'}, {'start': '1222.000', 'end': '1226.640', 'text': 'circumstance behind and relegate to oblivion'}, {'start': '1224.280', 'end': '1229.320', 'text': 'everything that was unfolding.'}, {'start': '1226.640', 'end': '1231.799', 'text': "However, Helena's gaze, before"}, {'start': '1229.320', 'end': '1233.720', 'text': 'she left the room, held me like a'}, {'start': '1231.799', 'end': '1236.640', 'text': "heavy anchor that I couldn't"}, {'start': '1233.720', 'end': '1238.400', 'text': 'let go of.  A few days later, Helena'}, {'start': '1236.640', 'end': '1241.360', 'text': 'answered a call from one of the'}, {'start': '1238.400', 'end': '1243.600', 'text': 'women.  When she hung up, she approached'}, {'start': '1241.360', 'end': '1245.520', 'text': 'me, her face full of'}, {'start': '1243.600', 'end': '1247.120', 'text': 'conflicting emotions and her eyes'}, {'start': '1245.520', 'end': '1249.880', 'text': "shining in a way I hadn't"}, {'start': '1247.120', 'end': '1253.159', 'text': 'seen in a long time.  With a trembling'}, {'start': '1249.880', 'end': '1254.200', 'text': 'and emotional voice, she said: "Carlos,'}, {'start': '1253.159', 'end': '1256.440', 'text': 'I think we'}, {'start': '1254.200', 'end': '1259.200', 'text': 'can do it."  She is showing the'}, {'start': '1256.440', 'end': '1262.159', 'text': 'first signs of pregnancy.  My'}, {'start': '1259.200', 'end': '1264.760', 'text': 'heart raced.  Diverse feelings'}, {'start': '1262.159', 'end': '1266.799', 'text': 'unfolded in a powerful wave,'}, {'start': '1264.760', 'end': '1269.880', 'text': 'crashing against me in an'}, {'start': '1266.799', 'end': '1272.520', 'text': 'overwhelming manner.  Skepticism, relief and'}, {'start': '1269.880', 'end': '1274.440', 'text': 'surprising happiness.  I looked at'}, {'start': '1272.520', 'end': '1276.520', 'text': 'Helena and noticed a luminosity in her eyes'}, {'start': '1274.440', 'end': '1279.400', 'text': "that I hadn't seen for a"}, {'start': '1276.520', 'end': '1281.320', 'text': 'long time.  After many years, she'}, {'start': '1279.400', 'end': '1283.679', 'text': 'displayed a look of genuine'}, {'start': '1281.320', 'end': '1286.559', 'text': 'happiness, as if a burden had'}, {'start': '1283.679', 'end': '1289.039', 'text': 'finally been removed from her shoulders.'}, {'start': '1286.559', 'end': '1290.799', 'text': 'The next day, Helena arranged'}, {'start': '1289.039', 'end': '1293.120', 'text': 'for the young woman to go to the'}, {'start': '1290.799', 'end': '1295.919', 'text': 'hospital for the first'}, {'start': '1293.120', 'end': '1298.720', 'text': 'tests.  She and I accompanied her to the'}, {'start': '1295.919', 'end': '1301.320', 'text': 'clinic, where we sat side by side'}, {'start': '1298.720', 'end': '1303.919', 'text': 'in the waiting room.  The environment was'}, {'start': '1301.320', 'end': '1305.960', 'text': 'enveloped in a dense silence, where each'}, {'start': '1303.919', 'end': '1308.559', 'text': 'second that dragged on seemed to'}, {'start': '1305.960', 'end': '1311.039', 'text': 'turn into an eternity.  The'}, {'start': '1308.559', 'end': '1313.679', 'text': 'ticking sound of the clock hanging on the wall'}, {'start': '1311.039', 'end': '1316.159', 'text': 'echoed, almost like a continuous warning'}, {'start': '1313.679', 'end': '1318.600', 'text': 'of our restlessness.  When the doctor'}, {'start': '1316.159', 'end': '1321.200', 'text': 'finally made his entrance, a smile'}, {'start': '1318.600', 'end': '1324.559', 'text': 'lit up his face as he'}, {'start': '1321.200', 'end': '1327.200', 'text': 'joyfully proclaimed, "Yes, she is pregnant."'}, {'start': '1324.559', 'end': '1329.679', 'text': 'It was as if the atmosphere regained its'}, {'start': '1327.200', 'end': '1332.320', 'text': 'fullness.  Helena was immediately'}, {'start': '1329.679', 'end': '1334.360', 'text': 'overcome with emotion, tears'}, {'start': '1332.320', 'end': '1337.120', 'text': 'streaming down her face as she'}, {'start': '1334.360', 'end': '1339.240', 'text': 'squeezed my hand tightly.  She'}, {'start': '1337.120', 'end': '1341.799', 'text': 'was so filled with emotion that she'}, {'start': '1339.240', 'end': '1344.000', 'text': 'could barely form words.  Her'}, {'start': '1341.799', 'end': '1346.600', 'text': 'sobs intertwined in a whirlwind'}, {'start': '1344.000', 'end': '1348.640', 'text': 'of relief and happiness, as if all the'}, {'start': '1346.600', 'end': '1351.400', 'text': 'burden that accompanied her had been'}, {'start': '1348.640', 'end': '1353.960', 'text': 'exchanged for renewed hope.  In the'}, {'start': '1351.400', 'end': '1356.159', 'text': 'days and weeks that passed, Helena'}, {'start': '1353.960', 'end': '1358.840', 'text': 'adopted an almost maternal attitude'}, {'start': '1356.159', 'end': '1361.400', 'text': 'towards the young girl.  She paid attention to every'}, {'start': '1358.840', 'end': '1363.840', 'text': 'detail, chose foods full'}, {'start': '1361.400', 'end': '1365.720', 'text': 'of nutrients, dedicated herself to reading'}, {'start': '1363.840', 'end': '1367.919', 'text': 'about the best care for a'}, {'start': '1365.720', 'end': '1370.120', 'text': 'healthy pregnancy and accompanied her to'}, {'start': '1367.919', 'end': '1372.679', 'text': 'all her appointments.  The two'}, {'start': '1370.120', 'end': '1374.679', 'text': 'established an intimate bond, almost'}, {'start': '1372.679', 'end': '1377.679', 'text': 'as if they shared ties of'}, {'start': '1374.679', 'end': '1380.240', 'text': 'sisterhood.  Helena seemed to undergo a'}, {'start': '1377.679', 'end': '1382.080', 'text': 'metamorphosis, giving herself over body and soul to'}, {'start': '1380.240', 'end': '1384.320', 'text': 'the task of ensuring that the baby'}, {'start': '1382.080', 'end': '1386.799', 'text': 'enjoyed the best start in life that'}, {'start': '1384.320', 'end': '1389.520', 'text': 'could be offered.  As the'}, {'start': '1386.799', 'end': '1392.480', 'text': "months progressed, the young woman's belly"}, {'start': '1389.520', 'end': '1395.400', 'text': 'expanded and, consequently, the'}, {'start': '1392.480', 'end': '1397.320', 'text': 'expectation intensified.  Helena and'}, {'start': '1395.400', 'end': '1399.880', 'text': 'we take care of every detail for the'}, {'start': '1397.320', 'end': '1402.240', 'text': 'reception of our little one.  The small'}, {'start': '1399.880', 'end': '1404.840', 'text': 'room was adorned with delicate shades'}, {'start': '1402.240', 'end': '1407.400', 'text': 'of blue, while the furniture, although'}, {'start': '1404.840', 'end': '1410.240', 'text': 'simple, was selected with care'}, {'start': '1407.400', 'end': '1412.320', 'text': 'and consideration.  Helena spent long'}, {'start': '1410.240', 'end': '1414.440', 'text': 'hours in that environment, while'}, {'start': '1412.320', 'end': '1416.840', 'text': 'carefully folding the small'}, {'start': '1414.440', 'end': '1419.600', 'text': 'clothes she had acquired, letting'}, {'start': '1416.840', 'end': '1422.240', 'text': 'a soft smile light up her face.'}, {'start': '1419.600', 'end': '1425.240', 'text': 'After a long period, our home once again'}, {'start': '1422.240', 'end': '1427.400', 'text': 'resonated with life and meaning.  Helena'}, {'start': '1425.240', 'end': '1430.039', 'text': "spent long hours in the baby's room"}, {'start': '1427.400', 'end': '1432.760', 'text': ', tenderly handling each item we'}, {'start': '1430.039', 'end': '1435.559', 'text': 'had carefully chosen.'}, {'start': '1432.760', 'end': '1437.760', 'text': 'Her hands caressed the little clothes and her'}, {'start': '1435.559', 'end': '1440.520', 'text': "gaze radiated a happiness that I hadn't"}, {'start': '1437.760', 'end': '1443.559', 'text': 'seen in a long time.  That tiny'}, {'start': '1440.520', 'end': '1446.480', 'text': 'space seemed to symbolize a new beginning.   It'}, {'start': '1443.559', 'end': '1448.279', 'text': 'was then that, on a radiant morning,'}, {'start': '1446.480', 'end': '1451.120', 'text': 'Helena answered a call that'}, {'start': '1448.279', 'end': '1454.159', 'text': 'would completely transform her life.  The'}, {'start': '1451.120', 'end': '1456.799', 'text': 'young woman was about to give birth.'}, {'start': '1454.159', 'end': '1459.640', 'text': 'Without delay, we rushed towards'}, {'start': '1456.799', 'end': '1461.760', 'text': 'the hospital.  The atmosphere inside the car'}, {'start': '1459.640', 'end': '1464.200', 'text': 'was filled with emotion and'}, {'start': '1461.760', 'end': '1466.760', 'text': 'anticipation.  Helena squeezed my hand'}, {'start': '1464.200', 'end': '1468.919', 'text': 'firmly, her fingers vibrating'}, {'start': '1466.760', 'end': '1471.840', 'text': 'subtly.  It was a combination of'}, {'start': '1468.919', 'end': '1474.080', 'text': 'nervousness and joy that enveloped her and I'}, {'start': '1471.840', 'end': '1476.640', 'text': 'could feel the same anxiety'}, {'start': '1474.080', 'end': '1479.039', 'text': 'taking over me.  In the hospital waiting room'}, {'start': '1476.640', 'end': '1481.640', 'text': ', we sat in'}, {'start': '1479.039', 'end': '1483.960', 'text': 'uncomfortable chairs, but our eyes'}, {'start': '1481.640', 'end': '1486.399', 'text': 'remained fixed on the door to the'}, {'start': '1483.960', 'end': '1489.080', 'text': 'delivery room.  Whenever a nurse or'}, {'start': '1486.399', 'end': '1492.360', 'text': 'doctor crossed our path, we held our'}, {'start': '1489.080', 'end': '1494.679', 'text': 'breath in anticipation.'}, {'start': '1492.360', 'end': '1496.640', 'text': 'Time seemed to stretch on'}, {'start': '1494.679', 'end': '1498.760', 'text': 'endlessly.  Each second'}, {'start': '1496.640', 'end': '1501.720', 'text': 'dragged on, seeming to last an'}, {'start': '1498.760', 'end': '1504.360', 'text': 'eternity compared to the last.'}, {'start': '1501.720', 'end': '1506.760', 'text': 'Suddenly, a delicate but'}, {'start': '1504.360', 'end': '1509.440', 'text': 'striking wail echoed through the walls of the'}, {'start': '1506.760', 'end': '1512.880', 'text': "corridor.  Helena couldn't hold back"}, {'start': '1509.440', 'end': '1515.080', 'text': 'her tears.  Her emotion overflowed and'}, {'start': '1512.880', 'end': '1517.240', 'text': 'she held my hand tightly'}, {'start': '1515.080', 'end': '1520.279', 'text': 'as tears ran down her'}, {'start': '1517.240', 'end': '1522.840', 'text': 'face.  I felt clearly that in that'}, {'start': '1520.279', 'end': '1525.159', 'text': 'instant all the pain and uncertainty that'}, {'start': '1522.840', 'end': '1527.640', 'text': 'had permeated the last few years was'}, {'start': '1525.159', 'end': '1531.480', 'text': 'transforming into something great.'}, {'start': '1527.640', 'end': '1533.960', 'text': 'Joy, tranquility, expectation.'}, {'start': '1531.480', 'end': '1537.200', 'text': 'Then the doctor left the room with a'}, {'start': '1533.960', 'end': '1539.720', 'text': 'warm smile and made the announcement,'}, {'start': '1537.200', 'end': '1542.120', 'text': '"Congratulations, you have been blessed with'}, {'start': '1539.720', 'end': '1544.120', 'text': 'a healthy baby."  Before he'}, {'start': '1542.120', 'end': '1546.600', 'text': 'had a chance to say'}, {'start': '1544.120', 'end': '1549.760', 'text': 'another word, Helena rushed'}, {'start': '1546.600', 'end': '1552.679', 'text': 'towards the room.  His enthusiasm was'}, {'start': '1549.760', 'end': '1555.480', 'text': 'evident.  Upon entering, I came across the'}, {'start': '1552.679', 'end': '1558.559', 'text': 'young woman sitting down, with the baby snuggled in'}, {'start': '1555.480', 'end': '1561.320', 'text': 'her arms.  At this moment, Helena'}, {'start': '1558.559', 'end': '1564.120', 'text': 'approached slowly, as if she wanted to'}, {'start': '1561.320', 'end': '1566.679', 'text': 'immortalize that moment in her memory.'}, {'start': '1564.120', 'end': '1569.159', 'text': 'The young woman offered the baby to Helena, and I'}, {'start': '1566.679', 'end': '1571.120', 'text': 'could see, in her eyes, a'}, {'start': '1569.159', 'end': '1573.880', 'text': 'happiness so deep that it seemed to'}, {'start': '1571.120', 'end': '1575.880', 'text': 'light up the entire room.  She wrapped'}, {'start': '1573.880', 'end': '1578.120', 'text': 'that little being in her arms with'}, {'start': '1575.880', 'end': '1580.159', 'text': 'infinite softness, as if she'}, {'start': '1578.120', 'end': '1582.679', 'text': 'was finally experiencing the'}, {'start': '1580.159', 'end': '1585.080', 'text': 'moment she had waited for years.  The baby'}, {'start': '1582.679', 'end': '1587.559', 'text': 'was tiny, with a calm'}, {'start': '1585.080', 'end': '1589.679', 'text': 'and captivating expression.  His clear eyes'}, {'start': '1587.559', 'end': '1592.240', 'text': 'observed the world around him with'}, {'start': '1589.679', 'end': '1594.679', 'text': 'contagious curiosity.  Helena'}, {'start': '1592.240', 'end': '1597.520', 'text': 'wrapped him in her arms, her eyes'}, {'start': '1594.679', 'end': '1600.039', 'text': 'brimming with tenderness and love.  Her voice'}, {'start': '1597.520', 'end': '1603.440', 'text': 'choked with emotion, she'}, {'start': '1600.039', 'end': '1606.320', 'text': 'exclaimed, "Hi, my love. Mommy and Daddy have'}, {'start': '1603.440', 'end': '1608.480', 'text': 'waited so long for you."  I stood'}, {'start': '1606.320', 'end': '1610.640', 'text': 'beside her, watching in complete'}, {'start': '1608.480', 'end': '1613.159', 'text': 'silence as she wrapped the baby in'}, {'start': '1610.640', 'end': '1615.200', 'text': 'her arms.  Feeling my heart being'}, {'start': '1613.159', 'end': '1617.159', 'text': 'invaded by a mixture of joy and'}, {'start': '1615.200', 'end': '1619.480', 'text': 'gratitude that escaped any'}, {'start': '1617.159', 'end': '1621.760', 'text': 'description.  That small miracle'}, {'start': '1619.480', 'end': '1624.279', 'text': 'represented the dream they had'}, {'start': '1621.760', 'end': '1626.840', 'text': 'longed for, the materialization of all the'}, {'start': '1624.279', 'end': '1628.919', 'text': 'battles they had faced side by side, of'}, {'start': '1626.840', 'end': '1631.480', 'text': 'each sacrifice and each tear'}, {'start': '1628.919', 'end': '1634.120', 'text': 'shed.  As Helena enveloped him with'}, {'start': '1631.480', 'end': '1635.640', 'text': 'the most delicate of attentions, I was'}, {'start': '1634.120', 'end': '1638.000', 'text': 'certain that that moment'}, {'start': '1635.640', 'end': '1640.240', 'text': 'signaled the beginning of a new phase in'}, {'start': '1638.000', 'end': '1642.720', 'text': 'our lives, a phase capable of'}, {'start': '1640.240', 'end': '1645.399', 'text': 'transforming everything around us.  From'}, {'start': '1642.720', 'end': '1648.120', 'text': 'that moment on, Helena began to offer'}, {'start': '1645.399', 'end': '1650.399', 'text': 'all her love and dedication to the little one.'}, {'start': '1648.120', 'end': '1652.760', 'text': 'She was so devoted to him'}, {'start': '1650.399', 'end': '1654.440', 'text': 'that it seemed as if she wanted to spy on every'}, {'start': '1652.760', 'end': '1657.240', 'text': 'moment of suffering they had'}, {'start': '1654.440', 'end': '1660.120', 'text': 'faced up until that point.  His heart'}, {'start': '1657.240', 'end': '1662.200', 'text': 'seemed whole, and the house, which had once'}, {'start': '1660.120', 'end': '1665.240', 'text': 'been immersed in silence and'}, {'start': '1662.200', 'end': '1667.559', 'text': 'melancholy, now shone with life.'}, {'start': '1665.240', 'end': '1669.320', 'text': 'Helena devoted herself to caring for the baby in'}, {'start': '1667.559', 'end': '1672.080', 'text': 'a way that was touching to'}, {'start': '1669.320', 'end': '1674.679', 'text': 'watch.  Each of his gestures emanated'}, {'start': '1672.080', 'end': '1676.799', 'text': 'love and dedication, almost as if each'}, {'start': '1674.679', 'end': '1678.679', 'text': 'tension was a way of dispelling the'}, {'start': '1676.799', 'end': '1681.559', 'text': 'shadows of the challenging days we'}, {'start': '1678.679', 'end': '1683.679', 'text': 'faced.  That delicate existence'}, {'start': '1681.559', 'end': '1685.919', 'text': 'radiated a new vitality into our'}, {'start': '1683.679', 'end': '1688.200', 'text': 'home, filling every space with'}, {'start': '1685.919', 'end': '1690.919', 'text': 'happiness and reinvigorating everything that'}, {'start': '1688.200', 'end': '1693.159', 'text': 'seemed to have faded away long ago.'}, {'start': '1690.919', 'end': '1695.080', 'text': 'Whenever I saw the radiant smile in'}, {'start': '1693.159', 'end': '1697.559', 'text': "Helena's eyes as she held the baby in"}, {'start': '1695.080', 'end': '1700.080', 'text': 'her arms, a deep admiration'}, {'start': '1697.559', 'end': '1702.519', 'text': 'filled my heart.  The resilience'}, {'start': '1700.080', 'end': '1704.480', 'text': 'she demonstrated, the unconditional love she'}, {'start': '1702.519', 'end': '1706.600', 'text': 'radiated and the strength capable of'}, {'start': '1704.480', 'end': '1708.840', 'text': 'facing what seemed insurmountable'}, {'start': '1706.600', 'end': '1711.519', 'text': 'revived in me the reason why I always'}, {'start': '1708.840', 'end': '1713.840', 'text': 'admired her so much.  She transformed in an'}, {'start': '1711.519', 'end': '1716.200', 'text': 'extraordinary way, revealing an'}, {'start': '1713.840', 'end': '1718.600', 'text': 'even stronger and more generous aspect of'}, {'start': '1716.200', 'end': '1721.080', 'text': 'her essence.  With the arrival of our'}, {'start': '1718.600', 'end': '1723.440', 'text': 'little one, the tensions that had built up'}, {'start': '1721.080', 'end': '1725.720', 'text': 'between us began to'}, {'start': '1723.440', 'end': '1728.240', 'text': 'gradually dissipate.  It was as if that new'}, {'start': '1725.720', 'end': '1730.799', 'text': 'figure arrived accompanied by a'}, {'start': '1728.240', 'end': '1732.240', 'text': 'refreshing breeze, dissipating the long years of'}, {'start': '1730.799', 'end': '1734.720', 'text': 'suffering and'}, {'start': '1732.240', 'end': '1736.640', 'text': 'insecurity.  For Helena, that'}, {'start': '1734.720', 'end': '1739.799', 'text': 'newborn was much more than'}, {'start': '1736.640', 'end': '1742.080', 'text': 'just her son.  It was a release, an'}, {'start': '1739.799', 'end': '1744.600', 'text': 'emblem that there was something splendid and'}, {'start': '1742.080', 'end': '1746.919', 'text': 'precious that transcended pain.  Helena'}, {'start': '1744.600', 'end': '1749.480', 'text': 'threw herself body and soul into the experience'}, {'start': '1746.919', 'end': '1751.600', 'text': 'of motherhood, devoting herself at every'}, {'start': '1749.480', 'end': '1754.200', 'text': 'moment to the care and education of'}, {'start': '1751.600', 'end': '1756.399', 'text': 'her little one.  She expressed such'}, {'start': '1754.200', 'end': '1758.679', 'text': 'genuine and authentic love that it felt like'}, {'start': '1756.399', 'end': '1761.360', 'text': 'all the wasted time was being'}, {'start': '1758.679', 'end': '1764.240', 'text': 'made up for.  For me, it was'}, {'start': '1761.360', 'end': '1766.880', 'text': 'inconceivable not to see in her a new'}, {'start': '1764.240', 'end': '1768.880', 'text': 'individuality, a loving,'}, {'start': '1766.880', 'end': '1771.200', 'text': 'welcoming mother willing to make'}, {'start': '1768.880', 'end': '1774.000', 'text': 'immeasurable sacrifices.'}, {'start': '1771.200', 'end': '1776.559', 'text': 'Yet, deep inside me,'}, {'start': '1774.000', 'end': '1779.000', 'text': 'conflicting emotions began to emerge.'}, {'start': '1776.559', 'end': '1781.120', 'text': 'While I celebrated her happiness and'}, {'start': '1779.000', 'end': '1783.600', 'text': "the new dynamic that the baby's arrival"}, {'start': '1781.120', 'end': '1785.760', 'text': 'brought to our lives, a part of'}, {'start': '1783.600', 'end': '1787.919', 'text': "me couldn't help but ponder the"}, {'start': '1785.760', 'end': '1790.559', 'text': 'cost we paid to reach this'}, {'start': '1787.919', 'end': '1793.080', 'text': 'moment.  The weight of the decisions I had made'}, {'start': '1790.559', 'end': '1795.799', 'text': 'was still present, even if the'}, {'start': '1793.080', 'end': '1797.919', 'text': 'joy of the moment tried to hide them.'}, {'start': '1795.799', 'end': '1801.039', 'text': 'The choice we made to bring'}, {'start': '1797.919', 'end': '1803.440', 'text': 'this baby to life was anything but easy.   I'}, {'start': '1801.039', 'end': '1805.279', 'text': 'often find myself reflecting on'}, {'start': '1803.440', 'end': '1808.000', 'text': 'whether we really chose the'}, {'start': '1805.279', 'end': '1810.600', 'text': 'right path, whether the cost we incurred was not'}, {'start': '1808.000', 'end': '1812.840', 'text': 'excessively high.  Although the baby'}, {'start': '1810.600', 'end': '1815.399', 'text': 'is my son, an extension of my'}, {'start': '1812.840', 'end': '1818.080', 'text': 'own flesh and blood, the way he'}, {'start': '1815.399', 'end': '1820.679', 'text': 'came to us brings a burden that I believe will'}, {'start': '1818.080', 'end': '1822.320', 'text': 'stay with me for the rest of my life.  As'}, {'start': '1820.679', 'end': '1824.600', 'text': 'for the young woman who'}, {'start': '1822.320', 'end': '1827.279', 'text': 'made all of this possible, after having'}, {'start': '1824.600', 'end': '1830.200', 'text': 'done her part, she began to'}, {'start': '1827.279', 'end': '1832.440', 'text': 'gradually distance herself.  Helena'}, {'start': '1830.200', 'end': '1834.399', 'text': 'dedicated herself completely to ensuring that the'}, {'start': '1832.440', 'end': '1837.279', 'text': 'young girl had a secure and'}, {'start': '1834.399', 'end': '1839.600', 'text': 'protected future.  When she finally left, she'}, {'start': '1837.279', 'end': '1841.840', 'text': 'did so peacefully, leaving'}, {'start': '1839.600', 'end': '1844.320', 'text': 'only the memory of her act, and, of'}, {'start': '1841.840', 'end': '1846.919', 'text': 'course, the healthy, vibrant baby who'}, {'start': '1844.320', 'end': '1849.679', 'text': 'now lit up our home.  At'}, {'start': '1846.919', 'end': '1852.320', 'text': 'times, I remember her with a'}, {'start': '1849.679', 'end': '1854.159', 'text': 'deep sense of gratitude.  Her sacrifice and'}, {'start': '1852.320', 'end': '1856.320', 'text': 'bravery were instrumental in'}, {'start': '1854.159', 'end': '1858.840', 'text': 'transforming our lives, but I'}, {'start': '1856.320', 'end': '1861.120', 'text': 'wonder if at any point she'}, {'start': '1858.840', 'end': '1863.200', 'text': 'experienced regret or uncertainty'}, {'start': '1861.120', 'end': '1865.679', 'text': 'about giving up her baby and all that'}, {'start': '1863.200', 'end': '1867.880', 'text': 'he could have meant to her.'}, {'start': '1865.679', 'end': '1870.120', 'text': 'This experience revealed to me that love'}, {'start': '1867.880', 'end': '1872.600', 'text': 'is not always an uncomplicated journey or'}, {'start': '1870.120', 'end': '1875.080', 'text': 'full of convictions.  In times of'}, {'start': '1872.600', 'end': '1877.080', 'text': 'profound darkness, we were compelled to'}, {'start': '1875.080', 'end': '1879.360', 'text': 'make choices we would never have'}, {'start': '1877.080', 'end': '1881.399', 'text': 'imagined, confronting dilemmas that'}, {'start': '1879.360', 'end': '1884.159', 'text': 'tested our most intimate'}, {'start': '1881.399', 'end': '1886.200', 'text': 'convictions about what is right and wrong.   I'}, {'start': '1884.159', 'end': '1888.559', 'text': 'have come to the conclusion that to'}, {'start': '1886.200', 'end': '1890.360', 'text': 'find true happiness, it'}, {'start': '1888.559', 'end': '1892.840', 'text': 'is often necessary to follow'}, {'start': '1890.360', 'end': '1895.120', 'text': 'paths that are anything but'}, {'start': '1892.840', 'end': '1897.440', 'text': 'simple.  Even though the little one'}, {'start': '1895.120', 'end': '1900.120', 'text': 'brought a new dimension of joy and'}, {'start': '1897.440', 'end': '1902.360', 'text': 'renewed meaning to our lives, the'}, {'start': '1900.120', 'end': '1904.440', 'text': 'journey to this moment was full'}, {'start': '1902.360', 'end': '1907.320', 'text': 'of challenges that will remain engraved in'}, {'start': '1904.440', 'end': '1909.440', 'text': 'our memory.  Furthermore, I understood'}, {'start': '1907.320', 'end': '1912.120', 'text': 'that genuine love goes beyond mere'}, {'start': '1909.440', 'end': '1914.320', 'text': 'promises or moments of joy.  Its'}, {'start': '1912.120', 'end': '1916.919', 'text': 'true measure lies in the ability to'}, {'start': '1914.320', 'end': '1919.120', 'text': 'withstand the storms, to remain'}, {'start': '1916.919', 'end': '1920.720', 'text': 'unshakeable even when everything around us'}, {'start': '1919.120', 'end': '1923.320', 'text': 'seems to be falling apart, and to overcome the'}, {'start': '1920.720', 'end': '1925.279', 'text': 'sacrifices that life presents us with.'}, {'start': '1923.320', 'end': '1927.679', 'text': 'After all the experiences'}, {'start': '1925.279', 'end': '1930.240', 'text': 'we shared, I was able to see Helena'}, {'start': '1927.679', 'end': '1932.639', 'text': 'from a new perspective, understanding'}, {'start': '1930.240', 'end': '1934.720', 'text': 'that perfection is an unattainable ideal'}, {'start': '1932.639', 'end': '1936.760', 'text': 'and that not all the decisions we make'}, {'start': '1934.720', 'end': '1939.639', 'text': 'are absolutely'}, {'start': '1936.760', 'end': '1941.600', 'text': 'correct.  However, what can never'}, {'start': '1939.639', 'end': '1944.039', 'text': 'be denied is that we did our'}, {'start': '1941.600', 'end': '1946.519', 'text': 'best for each other, even in times when'}, {'start': '1944.039', 'end': '1949.039', 'text': 'everything seemed unfavorable.'}, {'start': '1946.519', 'end': '1951.279', 'text': 'Currently, our lives are filled'}, {'start': '1949.039', 'end': '1953.600', 'text': 'with laughter and the radiant presence'}, {'start': '1951.279', 'end': '1956.200', 'text': 'of our son, who represents everything we'}, {'start': '1953.600', 'end': '1958.240', 'text': 'overcame to see him come to us.'}, {'start': '1956.200', 'end': '1961.039', 'text': 'Even though the burden of not having children'}, {'start': '1958.240', 'end': '1963.320', 'text': 'has become lighter, I am aware'}, {'start': '1961.039', 'end': '1965.960', 'text': 'that this experience will be forever'}, {'start': '1963.320', 'end': '1968.159', 'text': 'engraved in our memories.  Have we'}, {'start': '1965.960', 'end': '1970.880', 'text': 'finally achieved the long-awaited'}, {'start': '1968.159', 'end': '1972.159', 'text': 'complete happiness or are there still challenges'}, {'start': '1970.880', 'end': '1974.679', 'text': 'ahead?'}, {'start': '1972.159', 'end': '1977.080', 'text': 'Unfortunately I do not have that information'}, {'start': '1974.679', 'end': '1979.399', 'text': 'at the moment.  What I can say is that we have'}, {'start': '1977.080', 'end': '1982.080', 'text': 'come a long way and now we are'}, {'start': '1979.399', 'end': '1984.440', 'text': 'faced with a new beginning, a'}, {'start': '1982.080', 'end': '1987.039', 'text': 'renewed hope that is strengthened with each smile'}, {'start': '1984.440', 'end': '1989.240', 'text': 'that lights up our home.  This little being'}, {'start': '1987.039', 'end': '1991.000', 'text': 'may never fully understand the'}, {'start': '1989.240', 'end': '1993.679', 'text': 'experiences we went through to'}, {'start': '1991.000', 'end': '1996.159', 'text': 'bring him into the world, but I believe that when'}, {'start': '1993.679', 'end': '1997.880', 'text': 'faced with his joy, the sacrifices and'}, {'start': '1996.159', 'end': '2000.720', 'text': 'hardships we endured will be'}, {'start': '1997.880', 'end': '2003.200', 'text': 'eased as the days go by.  Above'}, {'start': '2000.720', 'end': '2005.080', 'text': 'all, I promise to do everything'}, {'start': '2003.200', 'end': '2007.559', 'text': 'possible so that he can develop'}, {'start': '2005.080', 'end': '2009.880', 'text': 'surrounded by love, security and'}, {'start': '2007.559', 'end': '2012.320', 'text': 'tranquility.  On the journey of two and'}, {'start': '2009.880', 'end': '2014.360', 'text': "building a family, things don't always"}, {'start': '2012.320', 'end': '2017.159', 'text': 'unfold according to our'}, {'start': '2014.360', 'end': '2019.760', 'text': 'dreams and expectations.  Challenges'}, {'start': '2017.159', 'end': '2021.840', 'text': 'often present themselves, leading us'}, {'start': '2019.760', 'end': '2024.480', 'text': 'to choices that we cannot always'}, {'start': '2021.840', 'end': '2026.399', 'text': 'fully understand at the time.  It is common to get'}, {'start': '2024.480', 'end': '2029.240', 'text': 'carried away by the pressures of the'}, {'start': '2026.399', 'end': '2031.480', 'text': 'moment, act in a rush and'}, {'start': '2029.240', 'end': '2033.840', 'text': 'later feel the weight of'}, {'start': '2031.480', 'end': '2036.360', 'text': 'regret.  What is your main'}, {'start': '2033.840', 'end': '2038.760', 'text': 'advice?  Face the challenges that'}, {'start': '2036.360', 'end': '2041.519', 'text': 'arise in adverse times with serenity'}, {'start': '2038.760', 'end': '2043.880', 'text': 'and discernment.  It is essential to share'}, {'start': '2041.519', 'end': '2046.000', 'text': 'our concerns, be attentive to what'}, {'start': '2043.880', 'end': '2048.599', 'text': 'others have to say and seek support'}, {'start': '2046.000', 'end': '2050.639', 'text': 'when necessary, whether through'}, {'start': '2048.599', 'end': '2053.280', 'text': 'people we love or those who can'}, {'start': '2050.639', 'end': '2056.079', 'text': 'offer us guidance.  Try not to make'}, {'start': '2053.280', 'end': '2058.520', 'text': 'impulsive decisions driven by'}, {'start': '2056.079', 'end': '2060.440', 'text': 'intense emotion, as this can result'}, {'start': '2058.520', 'end': '2063.280', 'text': 'in choices that we may'}, {'start': '2060.440', 'end': '2065.399', 'text': 'later regret.  And above'}, {'start': '2063.280', 'end': '2067.440', 'text': 'all, keep in mind that true'}, {'start': '2065.399', 'end': '2069.839', 'text': 'love is not measured only by'}, {'start': '2067.440', 'end': '2072.639', 'text': 'moments of joy, but by your'}, {'start': '2069.839', 'end': '2075.399', 'text': 'ability to weather the storms.'}, {'start': '2072.639', 'end': '2077.960', 'text': 'Patience, dedication and, not'}, {'start': '2075.399', 'end': '2079.839', 'text': 'infrequently, sacrifice are required to face the'}, {'start': '2077.960', 'end': '2082.240', 'text': 'challenges that life imposes on our'}, {'start': '2079.839', 'end': '2082.240', 'text': 'journey.'}]