Over the course of time, some stories have been quietly circulated, and they may be dazzling or dull. It's a forty-year-long secret tale of loyalty and betrayal, ideal and reality.
Forty years not only forges a person's life, but also changes a person's beliefs and positions. Rocha, this name used to be loud in the field of American diplomacy. As an ambassador abroad, he lives beneath the glamorous façade of a diplomat, but full of secrets. In 2005, when he stepped down from his heavy diplomatic mission and chose to retire, another side of his identity also emerged.
In an elaborate CIA operation, long-hidden truths are revealed. Rocha admits that he is an unfathomable "mole" in the U.S. diplomatic community. The once highly respected ambassador made a fateful decision in 1981 to become a dual agent of Cuba's intelligence services. Since then, he has started his own underground work. With deep respect and faith for Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution, he built a hidden bridge between the two countries.
Rocha hadn't seen Castro himself, but he had a deep admiration for the leader. In this particular relationship, Rocha not only provides information, but also sees himself as an intellectual warrior. He sees himself as striving for a higher, more just goal.
As the years passed, the world landscape changed dramatically. However, Rocha stood his ground and did not waver. It wasn't until the last meeting with "Miguel", a Cuban agent disguised as a Cuban agent, that fate finally took him in another direction.
When someone questioned Rocha's loyalty, he erupted in a foul retort: "You're questioning whether I'm a man or not." "It's not a question of their gender identity, it's a challenge to their inner beliefs and decisions. For 40 years, he has adhered to his own choices and beliefs in the midst of camp confrontation and differences in values, and has gained a firm foothold in the turbulent torrent of history.
Outwardly, he was a loyal representative of the United States of America, but deep down he was the fire of faith in the opposing camp. Just as the shadow coexists with the light, it does not cease to exist because it is concealed. Rocha has spent his entire career weaving an intricate and shadowy network of spy warfare.
This story makes us think: what determines a person's loyalty, whether it is the place of birth, the powerful national symbol behind the passport, or the irresistible admiration of some idealism, a certain institutional arrangement, or the charisma of a certain leader? Over the past 40 years, the word "comrade" may have lost its original meaning: addressing each other from political allies to ideological partners to individual life choices.
Looking back now, perhaps we can see from Rocha a persistent spirit that has never changed its true colors despite being washed away by the torrent of history. At the same time, it also reflects the subtlety and complexity of the role played by individuals in the complex and ever-changing international political arena.
How many stories, how many tears, and how much bitterness are wrapped in the word "comrade" after 40 years of spy shadows? Perhaps in the end, we will not be able to know the full picture of the truth, but we must affirm the courage and sacrifice of each and every historical participant behind him to uphold principles and pursue the truth.
Summing up the 40 years of this stalemate, the term "comrade" can still refer to a rock-solid and unshakable alliance, and although the definition may change over time, the term "comrade" will always remind us to think about how loyalty, trust and betrayal are defined and distinguished, and what do they mean in a changing world.