Bravery: (noun) Courageous behavior or character.
Generally this word conjures to mind a fighter, a knight, an archaic value of risking life or limb against fear an unfavorable odds. Lately, and I don't remember the trigger, I've been connecting it to a way of living. Living bravely, doesn't bring to mind the life of a daredevil or an adrenaline junkie, at least for me. It suggests a life lived in chance, one that is not afraid to give up the security of a steady job, a house, a home city where everything is familiar. Bravery in life is to continue to look for challenges, to monumentally change directions, to move, to try something at which you are almost sure to fail, and to throw everything you have at it.
Clearly, this life isn't for everyone, and our society would fall apart if many people choose to live this way, and so I feel that its only fair to note the courage it takes to buy a house, settle down, sign a contract, plan out and commit to a direction in life.
Interesting perspective on bravery!
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