Solidarity is one of the most beautiful things about the Cuban people.

All Cubans have had their own experience with solidarity. Some as teachers, some as doctors, others as instructors. For example, we have all had some type of experience on internationalist missions. And even if one has not been on a mission personally, there is always a family member who has.

One of the most beautiful things that the revolution taught the Cuban people is to feel solidarity with any human being in any part of the world. It can be hard to grasp just how amazing it is when, for example, I see a former classmate of mine from university who has gone to fight against Ebola in another country. I remember being at my hospital — I’m a pediatrician — and a professor told me, “You’ll see they will come to seek help from Cuba in the fight against Ebola.” And I replied, “But we know nothing about Ebola!” “That doesn’t matter,” he said, “they will come, you’ll see.”