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When I was in Cuba last week, I was amazed by the variety of the local cuisine, and that tells me two things. It tells me that the citizens of Cuba have no shortage of potential entrepreneurs, and that is a good beginning to grow from. Second, it tells me that people in Cuba are just like people anywhere else on this flat earth of ours. So what should we do about the chaos in Cuba? Well, it's easier to start with what we should not do. We should not lob a handful of cruise missiles and hope that some explosions will snap Cuba's leaders to attention. Beyond that, we need to be careful to nurture the seeds of democratic ideals. The opportunity is there, but I worry that the path to stability is so poorly marked that Cuba will have to move down it very slowly. And of course Havana needs to come to terms with its own history. Speaking with a young student from the small Catholic community here, I asked him if there was any message that he wanted me to carry back home with me. He pondered for a second, and then smiled and said, ahim bin tal, which is a local saying that means roughly, "Fish are no respectors of human boredom, so why go angling." I don't know what Cuba will be like a few years from now, but I do know that it will remain true to its cultural heritage, even if it looks very different from the country we see now. I know this because, through all the disorder, the people still haven't lost sight of their dreams.
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