There are human beings who, although they are not physically among us, survive in the imaginary and daily actions, not only of their contemporaries but also of the generations that succeed them.
This quality is not granted by decree, nor is it the result of impositions of any kind. On the contrary, it is only possible to ascend to such a dimension when the peoples identify, and assume, that the one who inspires them is a paradigm, from the unfinished, of the better world to conquer.
Fidel Castro is, in his own right, and merits that can never be sullied, one of those chosen in any latitude. His imprint, in innumerable dimensions, goes far beyond the Antillean geography to penetrate, to the marrow, in the very marrow of the Global South that does not resign itself to be vilified.
Since the dawn of the revolutionary struggle, it penetrated deep into the hearts of millions of people in the most varied latitudes. After the epic triumph of 1959, and the extraordinary journey undertaken to mold a new man and a new woman, and a society emancipated from capitalist hindrances, the strength of his example increased every day.
He shone with unparalleled light, not only in the “luminous and sad” days of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, as he was described by that other giant of action and ideas, Che Guevara, but in each of the undertakings he undertook in favor of the peoples of the world.
That rebellious and indomitable bearded man, who built bridges everywhere for the sake of world peace, gave himself body and soul to the revolutionary cause with passion and sidereal energies. The permanent contact with the people was his greatest stimulus, and the sap from which he drank to defeat imperialism in every trench.
It is not possible, in a few lines, to examine all his contributions. In his brilliant performance there are countless pillars. The struggle for world peace, and the cessation of the arms race and denuclearization, is one of them.
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