The article presents two brief reflections on preparation and professional capacity building. The first is the Latin maxim "Si vis pacem, para bellum," which means that to achieve peace one must prepare for war.
The second reflection addresses the difference between acquiring a system and possessing a professional community capable of mastering it. The text emphasizes that the capacity to master a system is not obtained through an immediate purchase, but rather through a long process of construction.
This professional capacity develops over careers and through continuous practice. The article suggests that knowledge and technical competence require time and accumulated experience, and cannot be substituted by a direct acquisition.
