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We are, and we should be “the protagonistsof our own personal and natioal history”- themost important and currently in forcerecommendation from the Pope John Paul IIduring his visit to Cuba. Internationalsolidarity is a complement to thisprotagonism, open to the world. The paths,the strategies, the sceneries, the palacecaprices and the imported models can varybut what is true as a stone is that Cubans, allCubans, from here and from there, butmainly Cubans in here are the ones whomust think about the changes we need,choose the paths that correspond to ourhistory and culture; prepare the sceneriesthat favor the pacific reforms; unmask theown and others’ caprices, materialist orspiritualist; and do and consolidate the newproject of a country that will never bekidnapped by only one exclusive part of itsChildren so that the rest of the landfellowshave to pay the freedom at the bread’sexpense; much less will we be obliged tothank for the crumbs of the old bread at themost high and unpayable cost of ourpersonal, social or national freedom.We are sure it is and will be possible. We aresure that we Cubans, men and women, havegot the values, the knowledge and thegenerosity that these options require. Weare sure that the ones who have to give upwill do and will not wait for the chaos tooblige them; we are sure that the ones whowill have to receive, will do it withouthumiliating the ones who have given up,without climbing up again onto the “roof” ofthe Republic. Many countries with the mostvaried systems, left or right wing systems,have been able to do so; countries from themost dissimilar cultures and from allContinents. What makes us think that Cubacannot make it with the support of all itsChildren? Or is it that some, or some of ushave a low appreciation of our country? Ifthe others have made it, we can make it andmake it right. We believe it and that’s whatwe live and work here for. It requires effortand improvement. But above all we need tobe inclusive and optimist.Cuba will accomplish it.Pinar del Río, April 10 th 2008.Ediciones ConvivenciaPinar del Río. 201214