Alberto Reyes urges Cubans to face reality despite the fear of speaking

Cuban priest Alberto Reyes Pías centers his reflection on the fear of expressing ideas freely, imposed silence and the need to face the country’s reality. Those subjects are connected in his reading of the Cuban situation: the ability to speak, the decision to remain silent and recognition of what is happening all form part of the discussion about how to move forward.

The new installment of his series He estado pensando... presents truth as the starting point for rebuilding Cuba and recovering freedom. Reyes makes that argument by placing truth at the center of a reflection on the country’s present rather than treating it as separate from collective life. The argument connects one idea with two explicit goals: rebuilding and freedom.

Fear of freely expressing ideas is one of the reflection’s central themes. Imposed silence, the consequences of remaining quiet and the value assigned to truth also appear. Together they locate the problem in the very possibility of expression: speaking freely is presented as a necessity, while silence is linked to a cost for Cuban society.

Recognizing Cuban reality is part of that argument. The need to do so is associated with the possibility of moving toward a different society; truth is also presented as the basis for rebuilding the country and recovering freedom. The reflection therefore connects acknowledgment of what is happening with those collective aspirations and places expression of the truth within a broader conversation about Cuba.

The argument brings together three elements: the value of truth, fear of speaking it and the consequences of silence. Reyes places those issues at the center of a reflection on Cuba and presents freedom and recognition of reality as part of the possibility of moving forward. No specific circumstances about the price of speaking are provided; the text focuses on the need to confront that tension.