It is this mistake which causes us untold personal suffering which we then try to mitigate by foisting it upon others - by isolating them. We thus isolate ourselves from each other. We do as a nation to Cuba, what we as individuals do to each other. Perhaps, the world seeing Karol Wojtyla and Fidel Castro together will determine that if these two men can come together, in at least a gesture of mutual respect, a Catholic and a Communist, then possibly the United States, a very powerful country, will have grown up enough to realize that it does not any longer have to be a disgruntled bully. All of us have been part of past actions that today we might not approve of nor wish to repeat.
Nations are no different.
In an attempt to prevent others from repeating their mistakes we need not repeat our own. An open door between nations will help differing societies achieve a steady-state harmony that is lasting and just. That which keeps out also prevents getting in. The embargo makes losers out of everyone. At every turn, I am surprised at the intimacy of all we do here.