May 18, 2004, 11:59 PM
Thoughts from the Midnight Writer
Why is it that the good often seem to die young and the bad live a long life? Fidel Castro turned 77 this week. Unfortunately his doctors have given him a clean bill of health. One doctor said he could live to140. I'm sure all of the oppressed in Cuba rejoiced at that news.
When you see old black and white film from the 50's and 60's, it looks like a time long ago. It was a time long ago. But the film of Eisenhower or Kennedy somehow looks like ancient history. In those old news films another leader of that era is seen, Fidel Castro. There he is looking like a relic of the communist past. Yet he is still with us today in digital living color.
He has been a brutal dictator for over 40 years. Thousands have been tortured, thrown in prison or murdered under his regime. Many ask the question, how has he survived all of these years.
The U.S. should have taken him out a long time ago. His own country should have overthrown him by now. Yet, he is still in power. He is the model for the energizer bunny. He keeps going and going.
One day the world will get the good news that this murderer is gone and Cuba will then soon be free. Cuba has such great potential. It could be the jewel of Carribean tourism. There should be jobs for all Cubans and the standard of living should be high. Cuba could be a paradise for tourists and natives.
Cubans are hard working people. They have been extremely successful in Miami and many other cities, including Houston. When Castro finally dies, the world will be a better place. Cuba will become one of the great countries in the western hemisphere when Cubans who embrace democracy and capitalism return to their homeland.
The great Cuban writer and hero of the 19th century, Jose Marti, said that in the heart of every man is the desire for liberty. One day soon — he can't live forever — Castro WILL die, Marti may finally see his countrymen free.
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