Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Without fear there is no courage. For me to cross a city street is not courageous as I do not fear to do so. However, for someone afflicted with agyrophobia (I have known one such person) to cross a busy street would be like asking me to run naked through a cage of starving tigers while smeared in bacon grease. Almost every hero you’ve ever heard of was scared to death when he or she performed their acts of valor. Courage is going on despite fear. Overcoming that fear sometimes leads to a berserker mindset. It does not mean they… Read more »
For most people courage has become almost a theoretical concept. We’re so insulated from physical danger that we almost don’t remember what it’s like to be mortally afraid. That probably will come back to bite us in the foreseeable future.