"At the 5th of march he (Chávez) reached the 4th life, the eternal life, from there (Heaven) he watches us, from there he brings us his ardor, from there he brings us his songs, like Jorge said. Something else also happened this morning, I'll tell you about it. The time has come to tell you about something else. I entered a little chapel around 8 in the morning, 8:30. Small chapel. (Made out) of wood. (I was) alone and I was praying and remembering him (Chávez). There was a large photo of him, a statuette of José Gregorio Hernández and a Christ. Suddenly a little bird flew in and flew three times (in circles) up here. He landed on a wooden beam over here, and began to sing. A song there, (it was) pretty. I looked at him and I sang to him too. I said, “if you sing at me, I'll sing at you.” And so I sang. The little bird looked at me funny, sang a little, flew a lap around me, and left. And I felt his (Chávez) spirit. I felt him as though he was giving us a blessing, telling us “Today the battle begins. Go forth to victory, you have our blessings.”Thats what I felt in my soul and thats how I felt it, the same way you felt it, Jorge."
Nicolás Maduro

January 1, 1970