The document discusses how viewing life and the world through the lens of Spiritism can help prevent madness and suicide. Seeing life's difficulties as temporary and having confidence in the future provides serenity that acts as protection against mental disturbances caused by life's ups and downs. Spiritism provides an perspective that allows one to face life's hardships with indifference or even happiness rather than desperation.

1. The calm and resignation
which can be absorbed
according to the manner in
which terrestrial life is
viewed, together with
confidence in the future,
give the Spirit a serenity
which is the best
preventive measure against
madness and suicide.

2. To be sure, it is certain that the vast majority of cases of
madness are due to the commotion produced by vicissitudes
which Man has not had the strength to face.

3. But if the things of this world are looked
at from the point of view with which
Spiritism regards them, all the reverses
and deceptions which in other
circumstances would cause Man to
become desperate, can be received with
indifference, even with happiness.

4. It is evident then, that
this inner strength puts
him above these
happenings, so protecting
him from shocks to the
mind which, if it were not
for this, would cause
serious disturbances.