my comrades inspire me. there is one of them who, before i'd met her, would speak at rallies & i'd just be in awe at her. the thing is i'd pictured her as middle aged but shes only a few years older than i. i never saw her at the rallies because the crowd was big & i'd sit appart but i didnt realise that she would also run a stall at uni in front of the library & i'd seen her & future comrades there everyweek getting petitions for same sex marriage & rights signed anyway. i really didnt want to meet her(because i'd put my foot in it.) then i met her & she is as awsome as i thought she was when i first heard her speak 2 years ago.
my other comrade is also cool. he comes off as a 1920s communist paper boy- i feel like im looking through a wrinkle in time when i look at him. it's sorta disconcerting. he knows a lot of stuff, like a lot, a lot. he is very well read & has this way of speaking that is firey and impassioned & he has this wicked sharp sense of humour im not sure he knows he has & a way of imbuing that in every story he tells, making you feel for the subject matter the way he does.
other comrade i also think is inspiring i think is so because he is human. i tend to think of a lot of my comrades as some kinda god (i revere them, it's embarrassing) and he is no less but he has this spark that seems childlike. he is so enthusiastic about life and it is wonderful to watch him light up when he talks about politics and activism and he is the sort who is happy to help you learn about stuff politically too. he's also very principled and takes that everywhere. he doesnt watch tv much because he thinks it is offensive, especially to women. like who the fudge does that?
and another comrade: also principled & directs the entire course of her life in accordance to them. she never wants to be a manager because it would mean oppressing her workmates & removing herself from the class struggle & she knows this means she will be paid badly all her life. it is the reason she always pays for me when we eat together or offering to help financially when she thinks we will need it- that class conciousness. she is most generous. & she is also willing to help me out when i need it so i can develop myself politically.
my other comrades are just as awsome but i wont write anymore because this is an essay and i doubt anyone read it but it made me feel good writing it. they make me want to be a better person and already have made me change for the better.
19 Dec 2011, 1:53 am
