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I watched the below YouTube video and tears just kept rolling uncontrollably down my cheek. I thought of how courageous the mother was to take on two children whom she knew will face big challenges in life. She took them in, gave them a home, a mother's love, all knowing that she could have easily walked away from all of this and had an easier life. But she was courageous... She faced it all knowing that, despite the hardships, she would provide a better life for these two boys fulfilling her own in the process. What an amazing woman! Kind of reminds me of Leigh Anne Tuohy.
I thought of the bravery and the courage of the two brothers who had to face the unknown in a new world away from the people who shared their language and culture. They had to face a life knowing that they were found in a box abandoned by their family. I am not sure what circumstances were for the family who put them in the shoe box... But maybe they were courageous in their own way knowing that they were unable to provide for two physically challenged boys in the dreadful environment they were in during that time and therefore felt that they would have a better chance being raised by someone else.
I thought of the bravery and the courage of the two brothers who had to face the unknown in a new world away from the people who shared their language and culture. They had to face a life knowing that they were found in a box abandoned by their family. I am not sure what circumstances were for the family who put them in the shoe box... But maybe they were courageous in their own way knowing that they were unable to provide for two physically challenged boys in the dreadful environment they were in during that time and therefore felt that they would have a better chance being raised by someone else.
All this made me think of the different types of courage....what is courage?
Courage on the Internet (Dictionary.com) is defined as
"the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery".
My definition of courage is based on my own personal perception of it... my own or my family's experiences. But are we courageous on a daily basis or is it just when we face difficult situations?
Am I courageous when I have to fight my loving motherly instincts and discipline my child guiding him/her on how to behave and be kind? Am I courageous when facing a man smoking under a non-smoking sign asking him to put his cigarette out? Am I courageous when I stand up for what I believe in and say the truth no matter what the circumstances were?
What do you think?
My definition of courage is based on my own personal perception of it... my own or my family's experiences. But are we courageous on a daily basis or is it just when we face difficult situations?
Am I courageous when I have to fight my loving motherly instincts and discipline my child guiding him/her on how to behave and be kind? Am I courageous when facing a man smoking under a non-smoking sign asking him to put his cigarette out? Am I courageous when I stand up for what I believe in and say the truth no matter what the circumstances were?
What do you think?
