Knowing Courage

"What is courage," is the question many people are asking today. Is there a proper definition to this spiteful action and mind consuming word? And how do we explain this to others who ask what courage is and argue certain points on why someone might act courageously? In order to answer these questions, a person must first learn the points and ideas that the word courage brings forth. Courage is related to belief, will, and danger and always having to go down the difficult path.

When someone "believes" in doing something, that something might be a courageous act such as, a person sticking up for their family when people are saying bad or harmful things about them. The difficult path in this scenario is you or me having to confront the angry people to calm them down and help them understand what they don't know about the family. Then also knowing that those people might hurt you for even walking near them. John F. Kennedy once said " It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped." This means that courage and belief are forever intertwigned and change our history constantly all by people sticking up for what they believe in and their acts of courage for that belief. What one person may believe in will always be different than someone else's belief, but people will always act courageously for what that belief is is.

Then that curagouse act that someone might put forth will also include "the will to do it." In the "What is Courage" article, the auther says "Courage is often a measure of our self-esteem." This also relates to the Will of doing something and is overall, also measured by our self-esteem. People must have the will to act in a risky maner to protect or save what they believe in, which is determined by how much self-esteem they have. A good description of a person with high self-esteem and will to protect or save are sodiers. These men and women go out to serve their country and constantly go into