got Courage? … (09/09/13)
Courage is not the absence of fear or the repression thereof. Courage is being scared out of your mind, and yet choosing to stride forth to do Good anyway …
*Courage is realizing that your government is corrupt and very well might toss you in jail for protesting its warmongering indecencies,
… and yet actively & vociferously protesting anyway.
*Courage is recognizing that you, as a soldier, could very well be court-martialed and labeled a “traitor” for refusing to kill other humans to protect the financial interests of politicians, defense contractors & oil companies,
… and yet refusing to go to war anyway.
*Courage is admitting to yourself, an elected official, that you could lose the support of your constituency and thereby lose your next bid for re-election if you stand up to the blatantly dishonest hypocrisy of the current U.S. administration,
… and yet openly defying them by demanding Peace anyway.
*Courage is knowing that your friends & family members will shun you, ridicule you, and call you crazy for standing up for the rights of animals by refusing to support their confinement, abuse & murder,
… and yet doing so anyway (at the very least by going vegan).
*Courage is understanding that you will be denounced by your preacher (and possibly cast out of your church) for rejecting all sermons of hate & intolerance and standing up instead in support of perfect, unconditional LOVE,
… and yet standing up and speaking from the Heart of LOVE anyway.
*Courage is comprehending that exuding Compassion to your personal enemies — those who annoy you, treat you poorly, gossip behind your back, sabotage your work &/or cheer your losses — might very well lead to them continuing to try and harm your happiness,
… and yet standing above their pettiness by being openly Kind to them anyway.
Courage is never easy, my Friends.
Courage is terrifying … Courage is risky … Courage can even be dangerous.
And yet Courage is the only thing that will save us now …
Courage is all we have left.
So … got Courage?
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