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<p>Assignment: Does having courage mean that we have no fear, or that we act despite being afraid?</p>
<pre><code> As the famous Martin Luther King Jr. once said about courage, "We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." With that said, I believe that courage is the mastery and ability to understand that some things are more important than fear. Without a doubt, if one is to have courage, he has to be able to do the right thing in the presence of fear.
In the movie, "3 Idiots", one of the main characters, Farhan, is in a very prestigious university. Under the pressure of his family, he pursues a doctorate despite his underlying passion in photography. As the movie continues on, his friends persuade and encourage Farhan to tell his father what he truly feels. Despite the fear of angering his parents and in turn bringing shame down to his family, he gathers his courage and does the right thing, to pursue his passion. This act of courage reaffirms the belief that courage is simply the ability to act in the right way, despite fear.
Furthermore, courage is not when you are fearless, but when you are doing what you are afraid to do. This is depicted by anyone serving in the armed forces. When my cousin came home after his 3rd deployment from Iraq/Afghanistan, I noticed something different about him. He was scarred from his battles and was soon diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD. Whenever he was able to tell me stories about his time, he would always suddenly stop and break down, he always emphasized how worried and afraid he was along with the other men in his company. He recounted to me about how he saw his friend's Humvee get bombed by landmines and how he would notice other men never return back to their bunks. Nevertheless, these men understood that protecting their home country and others were more important than worrying about their fear. I distinctly remember my cousin saying, "To hell with fear, I got more important things to worry about than that", from then on, I just knew right there what true courage is. I learned that courage is not living without fear, but being frightened and continuing on anyways.
This form of courage takes on another a well, courage is omnipresent, in fights but also rallies and protests. Mohatma Gandhi was a man known for his courage and nonviolent protests. He was a single fighting for the autonomy of India against the British Empire. Even though Britain was a superpower, Gandhi faced the threat with courage such as when David faced Goliath. He fought with courage for what he believe in and for the right of others that were oppressed. He stayed positive and adamant and soon enough, Britain had no other choice but to relinquish its hold and gave India its independence it sought for so long.
All in all, courage is not defined as being fearless but its opposite, having fear but holding it back for the sake of others. As defined above, courage is not only defined as a single property, but it all revolves around on the ability to be bale to fighter your fear and to do what is right. Courage is exhibited in everyone, it simply needs to be recognized in its different forms for what it truly is.
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<p>Thank you!</p>