Courage is Not Rare. I Got it all Wrong.
I may be more courageous than I think.
Words are not enough to describe the significance of all the men who fought on the battlefield or served as soldiers.
Either formed in time or a matter of ethics education in the military, developing virtuous character traits requires practical learning and habitual actions. Aristotle suggests that it will require a lifetime of work.
However, a man doesn’t need to hold a gun in his hand to be called a courageous man.
So, I can as well make improvements in my moral behavior throughout my whole life. Sometimes I find myself in situations that require significant effort and sacrifice.
Moreover, I think courage is very much in the eye of the beholder.
I am courageous when:
- I have to take a personal risk, and I make a voluntary choice to do so.
- I had to choose to grow up and to become who I am.
- Even if I got afraid, I decided to think and act for myself.
- I follow my talent to the dark places without knowing where it leads.
- I have to stand for what I believe in, even if I stand alone. Standing up for myself is a courageous thing to do. To stand up for my rights.
- Show up and let myself be seen even when it is the last thing I want to do.
- Admit I am wrong and accept my mistakes.
- Embrace my true self and show vulnerability.
- Decide to live out my life more fully, to enjoy and experience more.
- Get ready to face the questions I have been avoiding my whole life.
- Acknowledge my past and face my fears. When I stomach it all! That’s courage! Overcoming fears is admirable.
- Getting through depression and choosing to talk about it takes a tremendous amount of courage.
- Show bravery in the face of physical pain.
- Have to stand up and speak or sit down and listen.
- Embrace change often for improving myself.
- Change my opinions but preserve my integrity.
- Considering adopting children from foster care.
- Donating blood or undertake any form of missionary and voluntary work that requires endurance and determination.
These are just a few examples of how I show and display courage in my daily life. Sometimes, I don’t have a choice and sometimes I choose to be courageous. I can decide that my fear isn’t legitimate or that I don’t have any other choice. Other times I get so distracted by the goal I have to achieve that I just don’t have time to be afraid.
There are strategies for cultivating courage, manipulating my thoughts, and making specific plans for obstacles I might face.
Either way, I can always choose to use courage. It became mainly just a matter of choice.
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