There is a large gap between being an activist out of the idealism that comes from books, conversations, the fire of youth and being one because you have lived through the depredations that life has thrown at you.

Neel Mukherjee
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To be an activist, you need to have lived through the depredations that life has thrown at you. The reason we take up activism is that we have been forced to do so. We have been forced into a position that we had no choice but to take up the fight. That’s where the power of activism lies: in our struggle and in our struggle against struggle itself. The struggle for our lives, for our livelihoods, for our families, for our country and for our future.

Source: The Lives Of Others

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