Such narrow relations are vices, and as such, offend the dignity of the people. Within this ethical and humanitarian framework, I think we must also consider the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. Two of our nation's founding fathers, Father Felix Varela, and the apostle of our independence, Jose Marti, lived for a time in this country. That is where Father Varela died and where he was buried until 1911, when his remains were taken to the University of Havana. That means to be strong on the inside, magnanimous in soul, rich in good feelings, courageous in the truth, audacious in freedom, steadfast in responsibility, generous in love, invincible in hope.
Happiness is attained through sacrifice.
Do not seek on the outside what you can find on the inside. Don't wait for others to do what you are capable, and called, to be and to do. Do not leave for tomorrow the task of building a new society, where the noblest dreams will not be frustrated and where you can be protagonists of your own history. Remember that the human person, and respect for the same, are the way to a new world. In it have lived men and women who, in their own time and in their own way, embarked on this journey that Cubans, too, began more than 200 years ago.