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Post 14
Ideas, values and attitudes
16-May-2009
With this title, the Most Honorable President of the Government of Catalonia
(Generalitat de Catalunya) Dr. Jordi Pujol presented his speech at the
VIII Student Conference at Blanquerna
with the main topic of "Citizenship and Communication".
Communication is a feature that we bloggers, and especially researchers,
should develop proficiently, because regardless of how good a work can be
it can unfortunately be ignored or even invalidated if the ideas that
conveys don't get through.
But what I wanted to point out here is the citizenship aspect that
Dr. Pujol remarked defining the difference between a citizen and a mere
inhabitant. Let's say, for example, that if someone accepts the bargains
in a grocery store without a worry of its commercial failure, since there
are other markets to go, then this individual becomes a mere
inhabitant. But if someone feels that he/she is indebted with the
effort of the small business and accepts to pay a little more
in order to contribute to the success of the
store, then this person becomes a citizen.
It is the conscience of the rights and responsibilities that makes
a population prosper. JFK had put it this way:
"Don't ask what America can do for you but what can you do for America".
Bear in mind that this example should not argue against the
free market ideal defended by Xavier Sala-i-Martin, it only
reflects an ordinary activity that we all citizens and inhabitants are
familiar with.
And since this belief served Dr. Pujol very well during his 23-year service
for our nation, I think we researchers
ought to consider it for our universities and research centers,
in the end they are our link to the scientific community.
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