Essences of a May Day

by time news

2023-05-01 12:28:37

They say that the bug of restlessness enters through the pores. That does not understand tiredness or reproaches, it reproduces and colonizes the entire body. Some call it addiction; others delirium. This is how they perceive the essence of the taste for work, that passion that can obsess the most beautiful of pigeons.

What is it but stubbornness, the desire to erase the grass from the crops, to guarantee that we can even put on makeup on the ground, win one game after another against death, bend irons and cyclones, fight against the tide, shape the future, despite the odds? hard deficiencies?

How much is the commitment of those who emulate the roosters worth, of those who wake up in front of the oven, in the center of the factory, heading to any destination or thousands of kilometers from home?

There are those who will say that they feel full while it is useful, while others will confess that they are unable to remain seated. A large group is surprised today by retirement and returns tomorrow at the same time, and even with more impetus.

I think that no one has managed to explain the magic of industriousness, an imperative for survival, but also the ancestral instinct to grow and rise above life.

He admires the nobility of those who put their talent at the service of others, and although they enjoy the salary, they are also satisfied with helping others, sharing what they have, building the wealth of the majority.

However, nothing has been easy. Between strikes and demands, the workers have had to demand, over the years, the rights that were denied to them by a few rich from birth, never interested in bowing their heads.

The reduction of the working day to eight hours, fairer monetary remuneration, in correspondence with their effort, vacations, use of means of protection in dangerous work environments, as well as respect for their condition, are still demands of the union movements in the orb, each First of May.

The date, of joy for Cubans, does not suddenly erase how much is left to achieve a full smile; more, it reminds us of plenty of reasons to celebrate, when the worker feels the sweat of his brow as useful to the economy as fuel.

The Homeland rises up with a noble spirit, ready to unleash chains and open its arms. Millions of her children defend her in her way, exalt her, give her, without hesitation, her hands and heart.

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