At the Root of Revolution: Patience, Purpose, and the Long Journey

Understanding the Long Journey Behind Activism — How Feeling, Focus, and Steadfast Purpose Build Real Movements Beyond Immediate Results

Dear Brothers and Sisters

What I am doing here is not about myself. It has never been about my personal grief or pain. My mission is far greater than that. It is about awakening those who remain inactive — those who have yet to act, yet to boycott, yet to truly engage in collective change.

I do not share my pain for sympathy or to dwell on loss. As an INTJ, I operate with a clear focus on long-term results and collective transformation. I do not act for myself but for the larger cause, anchored firmly by the rope of the Quran and the teachings of the Ahlebayt (as). My purpose is to impart the message, to illuminate the path for others, and to inspire action.

If I observe someone wasting their time, potential, or going down the wrong path, my concern is for their void — not my own. I don’t linger on problems. I already set my mind on solutions. This is how I operate: by identifying loss or stagnation in others and aiming to help solve it.

This is why I get deeply upset when people come in as distractions, perpetuating the very problems we must overcome. These individuals act as cogs in a process that slows progress and shifts focus away from the core mission. Then I have to take two steps back, like a parent slowing down to explain something to a child, something that a mature mind would already understand, before I can return to the work at hand. This kind of behavior is not mature — it is counterproductive.

What these unhealthy and traumatized individuals fail to understand is that they are only witnessing the beginning of manifestations of a long, ongoing journey. They see the early effects, the surface ripples of something that has been underway long before their arrival. Instead of joining the movement sincerely, they try to insert themselves to control the narrative or create their own agenda — like wanting their own lemonade stand with fake lemons, spoiling the broth before the revolution has fully brewed.

The problem with those who don’t understand how revolutions are built, is that they only see results — the dopamine rush of visible effects — and ignore the deeper cycles and groundwork necessary to build lasting change. They hijack the initial stages of feeling and consciousness that are vital to growth, and in doing so, they destroy the work by shifting the focus away from collective awakening.

My journey begins at the core — with feeling, with the heart. Just like the eye of a hurricane is the most intense and central part of the storm, a revolution must begin with the heart to build the energy and strength for the outer spirals to follow. Without this foundation, no lasting change can take place.

Palestine is the heart of present-day Karbala, but it is not the end of the journey. The true goal is the coming of the Zuhur — the awakening and restoration that follows.

This must be deliberately and clearly understood: I do not need to share my pain. I share to awaken others. My activism and sincerity are visible on my page for anyone willing to see beyond surface distractions. Don’t twist my message to feed wounded egos or expect me to become a therapist for endless trauma cycles.

This was never about tears versus action. It is about sincerity versus performance. And I hope, through this, you can truly understand which one I serve.

The reason I have never explained this before is simple:
I don’t like drawing attention to myself. I want to get on with the work.