By
Valentina Carrasco Rosales, Translation/Interpreting of Foreign Languages UDEC
Catholic Students Association-Chile
«Ils
pourront couper toutes les fleurs, ils n'empêcheront pas la
venue du printemps», which in English means “they can cut
off all the flowers, but they will not prevent spring from coming”. This
sentence was taken from a page that contained some orders from the
French May. I am quoting it because it evokes that hope, that strength that
are so characteristic of us youths, the classic idealistic spirit that we have in
the eyes of adults. Then it is necessary to ask oneself, "What am I doing in
order to preserve that flame that pushes us to be the main actors of change
that we want in our society?" It is very common to find young people who
are tired of hearing about political matters, it is so normal to look around us
and see without really seeing.
Today it is extremely common to hear talk of social awareness, social commitment, aware students, but are we really aware? What is Christ's call for
us today? The question may sound like the typical cliche sermon given by a
priest during Sunday mass, however, as Christians we should be able to
answer such questions to ourselves. You may not find a concrete answer,
but we can try to walk in its search.
As university students, we must be aware three things: first the importance
of our training as professionals in terms of knowledge acquisition, secondly
our education on values, and thirdly our role in society as professionals.
That's why our work as university students and Christians is to be aware of
the reality around us, to engage with others based on the basic principles
that Christ has taught us, and which have their foundation in love. We are
called to serve and that means engaging with s