Being present in Rojava and dedicating myself entirely to building and maintaining this revolutionary process has given me a new perspective on life and how to live… I'm going to share a little reflection here.
We are used to dealing with the reality imposed on us by the system and it is hard for us to imagine anything different from that reality. Not having to worry about the stresses of consumer capitalist everyday life is liberating. Not worrying about bills, wages, arrears, bosses, bosses, etc. Of course, here the concerns become other, in many cases much more difficult to deal with and that require a great internal effort.
However, using the mechanisms of the Revolution and living in line with hevaltî (comradeship) it is possible to learn, evolve and fight in the right way. Against external and especially internal enemies. The fact that we are in a place where a revolutionary process is taking place and that we are aware of why I am doing it, what the objectives of the struggle are and being in line with this paradigm creates a feeling that is difficult to put into words. An incomparable feeling of belonging, even being present in another continent, with other cultures and peoples, surrounded by different personalities and realities.
The fact that we withdraw from the capitalist routine and its productivist and consumerist mentality, open ways to explore feelings and approaches which once seemed utopian to us. Not to differentiate between Monday and Friday, for example, is only the most futile of these.
The fatigue that is felt here, from long walks, prolonged discussions, deep reflections, work in society, meetings, solving problems and having to take care of your posture and safety is something that invigorates you. Being surrounded by personalities who can easily match Che Guevara, Olga, Marighella, Malatesta, Frida, Kollontai, Sara, and so many other exemplary revolutionary personalities throughout history gives us strength and morale in an unbelievable way.
Waking up all day in the morning knowing what you fight for and why you fight and having the necessary conditions to do it while we evolve as human beings is something great. Inshallah, the day will come when we have the conditions to develop these processes in other realities and create hundreds of Rojava under the paradigm of the Democratic Nation of Reber APO!