Courage could be....
As I have always struggled to understand what "Courage" exactly meant, I have heard different definitions of this quality. One said it means being fearless while one more said being confident of what you do.
I had an opprtunity recently to see Courage personified as I was taking a leisure trip to Wai - Mahabaleshwar during the Diwali vacation. Wai a very small village surrounded by the sahyadri mountains is a perfect place to find peace and tranquility. One fine morning as I was on my way to Dhon dam, a major attraction in this village, I noticed an old hunch back lady who would be around 60 odd years old taking two huge buffaloes for grazing. As I passed her this sight did not make any impact on me and I glanced away looking at the dam approach.
But that scene kept flashing at the back of my mind. As I pondered on it realization dawned upon me and i understood the importance of what I had seen. The old lady inspite of being challenged by her age and her day by day reducing strength, was guiding the n times heavier and stronger buffaloes steadfast to their grazing grounds.
I knew this was courage, the confidence and courage to control the more powerful fearlessly. The lady was so easily takign the responsibility of controlling the 2 buffaloes and carrying out the task with courage. She was not fearing what will happen if the buffaloes went berserk!! Instead she had the courage and the confidence that come what may I will control these buffaloes under any circumstances.
We find so many situations in daily life, may it be office, family or friends, there are instances where we need to tell ourselves that "yes I can do this, I have the courage and the confidence to carry this out". When we realize what courage is then we will control the more powerful and live a life as we want.
Cheers,
$warup
I had an opprtunity recently to see Courage personified as I was taking a leisure trip to Wai - Mahabaleshwar during the Diwali vacation. Wai a very small village surrounded by the sahyadri mountains is a perfect place to find peace and tranquility. One fine morning as I was on my way to Dhon dam, a major attraction in this village, I noticed an old hunch back lady who would be around 60 odd years old taking two huge buffaloes for grazing. As I passed her this sight did not make any impact on me and I glanced away looking at the dam approach.
But that scene kept flashing at the back of my mind. As I pondered on it realization dawned upon me and i understood the importance of what I had seen. The old lady inspite of being challenged by her age and her day by day reducing strength, was guiding the n times heavier and stronger buffaloes steadfast to their grazing grounds.
I knew this was courage, the confidence and courage to control the more powerful fearlessly. The lady was so easily takign the responsibility of controlling the 2 buffaloes and carrying out the task with courage. She was not fearing what will happen if the buffaloes went berserk!! Instead she had the courage and the confidence that come what may I will control these buffaloes under any circumstances.
We find so many situations in daily life, may it be office, family or friends, there are instances where we need to tell ourselves that "yes I can do this, I have the courage and the confidence to carry this out". When we realize what courage is then we will control the more powerful and live a life as we want.
Cheers,
$warup
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