More often than not, we wake up each morning with guts, thinking that we have enough courage to stand for anything lies ahead each day.  The thing is, do we really need it? Does it make a difference if we don’t have it? What is it by the way?  Webster clearly defines courage as the ability to conquer fear or withstand despair; it can be either physical or moral.  But as unique individuals, my question is how do we get it?

Courage lies within us, and precisely it is beyond belief and oftentimes has a remarkable effect on the lives of others around us.  It is a way of life.  It is when we stand out to the crowd by bringing out the best in us, believing in ourselves instead of believing in what others say about us.

There are times when we fail or when things fall beyond expectations, we take much courage to stand up again and face it once more, try once more to be able to meet our goal which will take us places or even make us great.  Saying "I have courage" though is not enough, we must take it as part of our life otherwise we’ll ended up just acting for the sake of doing it. Every choice of action starts with conviction, trust, and desire to ultimately overcome the fear to act.

Sometimes all it takes to show courage is not only to take a stand based on belief and conviction but also our willingness to speak and to act in order to bring about change. It’s not enough to just believe in something.  We stand up to make a difference.  Our voice can be powerful.

In our personal life, courage develops our character. People trust us because we believe in something bigger and we stand firmly for what we believe in. Like in a job hunt, we get hired easier because we have traits of courageousness. We become an asset because we stand for truth with determination.  And this is a real courage.  People know what’s with our name when they see courage. It’s the best signature we can have. It gives honor and preserves value.

In a nutshell, courage builds strong individuals.  It keeps us standing for what is right. It is doing the right thing to resist fear, to withstand tests and trials to face the reality. We can have good thoughts, we can dream much but we can't do much if we don’t have enough courage.  Though we are not born with courage, we are born with ability to have it. For without courage, it would be hard to be consistent with other virtues.  It would be hard to be kind, to be true, or even to be honest.

“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”

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