(Expansion) – “Creative power is the privilege of all minds. Your own efforts, guided by your aspiration, constitute the warp and woof of your destiny ”: Swami Sivananda.
Huge controversy, and with good reason, caused the statement of President López Obrador, when speaking about those who did not vote for him, where he assures that “members of the middle, upper middle and upper class, even with a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate It is very difficult to convince that they have an aspirational attitude, succeed at all costs, get ahead, very selfish ”.
We must all aspire every day to be better, as human beings, to develop our potential, our capacity with education and knowledge, to apply this for the benefit of society in general and, yes, of those who have had the least possibilities. And the aspiration to achieve a better quality of life for us and our families.
There is no selfishness in this, it is valid for every human being.
Not only are these aspirations valid, they are part of our social responsibility, to fight for them and apply them in favor of a better Mexico.
And it is the duty of the government, regardless of who occupies the presidential chair or the party from which it comes, to offer all Mexicans that we find opportunities to achieve our development.
The bad in our society is not being middle or upper class, the bad and unjust, it is poverty and extreme poverty.
As a country, we must all work in order to achieve that, in time, the vast majority of the population, in the circumstances in which it was born, manages to be located in the middle class, that so necessary and urgent social mobility is achieved, of lower to middle class.
All development of human beings, of countries, has been achieved based on the aspiration to achieve a goal, to achieve, with the capacity that each human being has, to turn these aspirations into ideas, ideas into work and work into achievements.
From a Michelangelo, who aspired to create great works of art, such as La Piedad or El David; John F. Kennedy, who aspired for man to reach the Moon; Francisco I. Madero, who aspired to achieve a fairer Mexico; Bill Gates, who saw a future where there would be a computer in every home; the Mexican scientist Mario Molina, who won a Nobel Prize; Octavio Paz, who with his talent won the same medal.
Even President López Obrador himself, who was born in Macuspana, aspired to be president, after many years of struggle and fostering this aspiration; today it has.
What Mexico do we need? One with social justice, without poverty, without corruption, with economic growth, with a universal and world-class health system; an education model that allows millions of children and young people to prepare and develop their potential; a country with more entrepreneurship to have more companies that are internationally competitive, that generate the millions of jobs that are needed year after year, that is rich in culture, science, technology, art, among many other things.
Aspiring to have that Mexico is wrong? Of course not!
It is the minimum that we must achieve and it takes everyone to achieve it.
Being able to have a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, a doctorate, is (unfortunately) a privilege that not all Mexicans can have, but achieving this education takes a lot of work, time and dedication. In general, they are the easiest to achieve this social mobility, but also those who generate great contributions to society.
We should aspire that every day, more Mexicans can have access to these levels of education.
We need more companies, entrepreneurs of all sizes. As a country, as a society, we must contribute to promoting the conditions in the market to achieve this, it is the only sustainable way to grow and improve the quality of life through well-paid jobs. You have to teach how to fish, not give fish.
It is no coincidence that the greatest civilizations in history are the ones that have generated the greatest contributions to humanity.
Of course, not all aspirations are good, they must be based on human values, the common good, personal and community development.
We have clear examples throughout history of people of great capacity, intelligence, leadership, who have had aspirations for power, for conquest. Let us think of Hitler, Stalin, Hugo Chávez, and the list can go on to thousands, who, by achieving their aspirations, have caused great damage to humanity and to their countries, millions of deaths, suffering, poverty, diseases.
And what about the aspiration to a better standard of living economically? It is just as valid, this contributes to a stronger economy in each community, to the growth of companies, from micro to large; The money that is being created circulates among Mexicans, allows access to a better education for young people, health, housing, entertainment.
No, Mr. President, healthy aspirations are the basis of development, of the growth of the human being, of Mexico.
And that Mexico to which we all aspire we can all achieve it with work, social responsibility, generosity and with a lot of patience! Big goals usually take a long time to achieve and with many falls along the way, from which we get up because we aspire that achieving them is possible.
Editor’s note: Mauricio Hubard is Founder and President of, studied Industrial Relations at the Anahuac del Sur University, graduated from Harvard Business School in the executive master’s degree “Owners, President Management Program, OPM” at the Generation 34, is an active member of the Harvard Alumni Association, has taken various courses at this school related to Microfinance, Corporate Governance, among others; Development of Financial Institutions at the Harvard JFK School of Government, also for Corporate Social Responsibility at Stanford University and ESADE in Barcelona. Write to him at [email protected]. Follow him on his. The opinions expressed in this column belong exclusively to the author.
