{"id":54771,"date":"2024-06-07T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/lets-free-ourselves-from-the-5-enemies-of-freedom\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:55:08","slug":"free-yourself-from-the-five-enemies-of-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/free-yourself-from-the-five-enemies-of-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE YOURSELF FROM THE FIVE ENEMIES OF FREEDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54771\" class=\"elementor elementor-54771 elementor-37587\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8852c6d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8852c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77d20cf\" data-id=\"77d20cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4baf776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4baf776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! BREAK FREE FROM THE FIVE ENEMIES OF FREEDOM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f955f2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f955f2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a9518\" data-id=\"35a9518\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce90060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce90060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-37593\" src=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Designer-24.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom is a great treasure with a significant correlation to happiness. Its deprivation leads to discomfort and suffering. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/respect-other-peoples-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read more&#8230;<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, approximately 70% of the population lives under illiberal authoritarian regimes. And in countries that do have liberal democracies, there is still a long way to go.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--base-2); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">Therefore, the first step is to avoid the five repressive antagonists of freedom:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">1.- The authoritarian far-right. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reform-the-harmful-side-of-the-far-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/reformemos-la-parte-danina-de-la-extrema-derecha\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3NpxsFWxMJ89ju2IBH7z59\"><em>Read more\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2.- The freedom-destroying far-left. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/raise-awareness-of-the-harmfulness-of-the-contemporary-far-left\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/alertemos-de-la-nocividad-de-la-extrema-izquierda-contemporanea\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wq8X27fwWGlq0f6QfsnFm\"><em>Read more\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">3.- Illiberal conservatism and especially religious fundamentalism (Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Hindu, etc.). <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reform-the-harmful-side-of-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/reformemos-la-parte-danina-de-las-religiones\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05ZI6NbmMdGdvWnRKMq4TM\"><em>Read more\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">4.- In general, all types of totalitarianism and authoritarianism. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-be-authoritarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/no-seamos-autoritarios\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uwAgv603KbpYWWGoI2Tqo\"><em>Read more\u2026<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">5.- False liberalism.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">False liberalism consists of freedom only for a privileged few. True liberalism is for everyone, including all sentient beings, because otherwise, it is a tyranny, consisting of the despots&#8217; freedom to trample on their oppressed. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, true liberalism is accompanied by law and order, because otherwise, what we have is chaos and abuse. This is what happened in Russia in the 1990s after the fall of communism, which is why many Russians have turned their backs on freedom and embraced authoritarianism again. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/se-lo-que-quieras\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pvReePZci2oUBfT5DGJf4\"><em> LIVE WITHOUT HARMING: Be yourself, but never cause harm<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">False liberals detest prohibitions and sanctions when they are the ones causing harm to others, but they love them when others do the same to them. They adore applying double standards. In reality, this is very human, because we are egocentric and want the world to be tailored to our liking and needs.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-impartial-and-do-not-apply-double-standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/seamos-imparciales-y-no-apliquemos-dobles-varas-de-medir&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3KkoK288qJNy2LinrhYqLl\"> HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT HARMING? Be impartial and avoid double standards<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/enjoy-positive-self-interest-and-avoid-the-negative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/disfrutemos-del-egoismo-positivo-y-evitemos-el-negativo\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1717835290861000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0c5Y_g3V5j0h6BoXTwyOlk\">FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HARM: Enjoy positive selfishness and avoid negative selfishness<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, there are abusers who invoke the noble value of freedom to oppose animal well-being laws, such as those prohibiting their mistreatment. And so, when cruel animal festivals, like bullfights, are abolished, they act as fake liberals, stating, \u201cProhibiting is prohibited.\u201d But if someone wanted to stick banderillas (barbed sticks used in bullfighting) and swords into them instead of bulls, they would stop appealing to freedom and would be the first to demand a prohibition.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">LET&#8217;S NOT STAIN THE WORD &#8220;FREEDOM&#8221; WITH SUCH VILE ACTS!<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There has always been a struggle, peaceful or violent, between despots who have tried to curtail our freedom and free men and women who have rebelled against oppression. A crucial moment was at the end of the 18th century, when in the American Revolution they fought with the cry of \u201cFreedom or death\u201d and in the French Revolution with \u201cLibert\u00e9 ou Mort.\u201d These were slogans that would be repeated in different languages in other liberal revolutions inspired by the first ones and that would give rise to the current liberal democracies that we fortunately enjoy today in many countries.  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That battle still exists everywhere in current times. In some places more evidently, with significant demonstrations challenging power. This is the case in Iran, where part of the population rebels against its theocratic regime, or Georgia and Belarus, where pro-Westerners resist the authoritarian drifts of the <span style=\"background-color: var(--base-2); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">pro-Russian authorities, trying to build a dam of containment. And in other places, it takes place less conspicuously, in the form of a cultural war.<\/span>  <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is still a long way to go, much longer in some countries than in others. And let&#8217;s hope it continues until the cause of freedom triumphs over oppression. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we help the liberating side triumph over the despotic one? Some of the ways are the following: <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">1.- Signing this campaign to demand freedom and high-quality democracies worldwide&#8230; <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/libertad-y-democracias-de-calidad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGN NOW!&#8230;<\/a><\/span> <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">2.- Share and convince. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/share-these-ideas-so-that-others-may-stop-causing-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read more\u2026<\/em><\/a> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">3.- Support in some way those who rebel against abusive imposition in different parts of the world, especially where there is more repression.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-left: 40px;\">4.- Financially support the Institute of Well-Being so that it can disseminate these ideas to the maximum number of people in the maximum number of countries&#8230; <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/wbi-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DONATE!&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost to conclude, I want to dedicate this article to all those who have fought and continue to fight for freedom and against tyrannies of any kind, especially those who have suffered imprisonment, exile, assassination, or even torture for this noble cause. Thank you for the freedom that millions of people enjoy today, and may this text serve as a tribute. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will conclude with the motto of the state of New Hampshire, the most famous in the United States: Live Free or Die.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for sharing and collaborating in other ways,<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7170391 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"7170391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_whatsapp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on whatsapp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_x-twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on x-twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aefcb12 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aefcb12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0b5767\" data-id=\"b0b5767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7557728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7557728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong> Xavier Paya <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16_2c-ZFmOVsyPyFe5Mli0\"><b>Live Without Harming initiative<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r_zOrwTRU9jKMsNGkX-Vn\">www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LET&#8217;S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defense against an aggressor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Y-BstuMG-ZGz1yLfoAV21\">other<span style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\"> articles<\/span> from DO NO HARM!&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1af08 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a1af08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400; 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