Having Courage

Courage is a way of life. Courage is not something that comes from to you in moments of need or in emergencies.  Courage is not something that can be handed over to you through friends, peers, parents, or lessons learned.  It is as much a habit as anything else.  People tend to speak of courage only in terms of deeds.  An a example is, they might speak of courage in a battle field where Soldiers are fighting or how policemen and firefighters are supposed to show courage.  Or people might refer to courage in the situations of devastation.  Floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters affect people and after the disasters hit those victims must show        courage.

However, courage is not the name you can give to you putting up with bad situations.

 After all, in a bad situation there is not much one can do expect cope with whatever strength  they have in recovering from that bad situation. 

The kid who breaks a arm on the basketball court but goes back to the game later shows courage. The student who has troubles following their dreams with the pressures of drugs, and alcohol, and saying  no to the pressures of others, shows courage.

The real test of courage is in our daily lives.

 Or should be.

The courage to speak the truth. 

All the time.

 Because lies are the biggest and most obvious kind of cowardice that all of us hide behind.

The courage to speak our mind and not stay silent, only because we are afraid that other people might not agree with us.

or that we may be judged by others for what we think.

 Of course, there will always be ones who don't agree with you.

ones who will judge you.

 And of course ones who will not like your choices or your decisions.

 But not speaking your mind can lead to much worse things.

To have courage is to have:

The courage to stand up for what we believe in.

 The courage to follow the rules and laws even when others aren't. 

The courage to help others make the right decision when they need help.

The courage to resist those who take easy ways out. 

Never be afraid to have courage, or too much courage, it is a powerful thing. 

Everyone needs courage.