Courage

We love to idealise virtues like honesty, humility and kindness. However, take courage: I wager that for your average Joe and Joanne, being "courageous" probably sounds foreign, as if courage is something for the hero of a fantasy film or novel. It might even seem a little silly. But why should it be an unlikely thing that one could stand face to face with fear and topple over that wall by virtue of one's courage? Make no mistake, even everyday, mundane life can be scary; it may not involve battling hordes of orcs or slaying dragons or what have you, but it is still scary enough to warrant moments when you have to display uncommon bravery. We shouldn't forget that courage is as human as being afraid. Let us not belittle it, or laud it as some impossible ideal. Let us instead be courageous in our own lives when it is needed, when even just a little courage would change a turn of events.