Rafael stepped onto the passenger ship with his luggage in hand. His face was stone-cold and emotionless. He lacked the spring in his step and smile in his eyes that rarely left his kindly face. However, today was different. Imagine you have belief which is so sound that you are willing to fight and die for it. Now imagine that you found out that by fighting for this belief, you had caused someone you loved unimaginable pain. This was all Rafael could think about. Was this all his life would come to?
Rafael Cruz was born and raised in Cuba in the 40s and 50s. When Batista declared himself the dictator of Cuba, Rafael joined Fidel Castro's guerrilla army which sought to overthrow the tyrant. Castro's message of hope and change was enough …show more content…
But one day, he met a woman named Eleanor Elizabeth Darragh Wilson, and they were soon wed. However, It seemed that things seemed to turn were turning around for Cruz when he met and married Eleanor Elizabeth Darragh Wilson. But once again, he was wrong. Despite his new wife and son, Cruz Rafael still had not resolved the sins of his past. The man again spiraled into depression, but this time he picked up a new habit: drinking. His life continued to spin out of control until he eventually left his wife and child, who was only three, and moved back to Texas. It was here that his faith in God was fully …show more content…
His first taste of conflict was when he fought against Batista's corrupt regime. However, he would come to know a new enemy: himself. His realization that his actions help contribute to Fidel Castro, a ruthless dictator, coming to power constantly put him at odds with his own emotions. He wanted to move on, but he could never forget what he did. Finally, his faith in Jesus pulled him out of his depressive cycle. He is now at peace with his past. He says that everyone is born for a reason and that he now knows that his purpose all along was to raise my
Rafael Cruz was born and raised in Cuba in the 40s and 50s. When Batista declared himself the dictator of Cuba, Rafael joined Fidel Castro's guerrilla army which sought to overthrow the tyrant. Castro's message of hope and change was enough …show more content…
But one day, he met a woman named Eleanor Elizabeth Darragh Wilson, and they were soon wed. However, It seemed that things seemed to turn were turning around for Cruz when he met and married Eleanor Elizabeth Darragh Wilson. But once again, he was wrong. Despite his new wife and son, Cruz Rafael still had not resolved the sins of his past. The man again spiraled into depression, but this time he picked up a new habit: drinking. His life continued to spin out of control until he eventually left his wife and child, who was only three, and moved back to Texas. It was here that his faith in God was fully …show more content…
His first taste of conflict was when he fought against Batista's corrupt regime. However, he would come to know a new enemy: himself. His realization that his actions help contribute to Fidel Castro, a ruthless dictator, coming to power constantly put him at odds with his own emotions. He wanted to move on, but he could never forget what he did. Finally, his faith in Jesus pulled him out of his depressive cycle. He is now at peace with his past. He says that everyone is born for a reason and that he now knows that his purpose all along was to raise my