Bravery
Jon Acuff wrote a bit about bravery that I saw this morning. I thought I'd add my thoughts... Bravery is being afraid and doing it anyway. That's my definition. Yes, we can bravely do the wrong thing. Too many qualifiers and adjectives and the point gets lost. The point is, bravery is not about not being afraid, it's about doing the right thing anyway. And it seems like it's pretty uncommon. There's a reason that there are only about 3500 people who have ever been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and less than twenty (okay, 19) who have received it more than once. I often think of firefighters and police officers who literally run toward the things that sane people run away from - not just because "it's their job" and not because they have no fear - but because bravery is knowing its scary, but doing it anyway... I personally knew two police officers who died in the line of duty.* I know former volunteer firefighters who fight PTSD