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đź’ˇ Be a courageous man in a world of fear.
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Also called courage.
- Valor and bravery - physical courage.
- Perseverance, industry or diligence - often called endurance.
- Integrity, genuineness, honesty - moral courage.
- Aristotle - facing noble death at the hands of the enemy during your offensive attack in a just war. Overcoming fear, especially fear of death.
- Enduring fatigue, temptation, hardship, boredom, and other chronic stressors requires courage.
- Henry Sidgwick - moral courage is facing the pains and dangers of social disapproval in the performance of what they believe to be duty.
- Joseph, Daniel, Shadrach, Peter, etc.
- Martin Luther King, William Wilberforce, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, “tank man”.
- Most virtuous when combined with knowledge, wisdom, opinion.
- Be impeccable with your word.
- Do your best
- Act in accordance with your values.
- Demonstrate commitment to a cause through active participation.
- Refusing the temptation to comply with things you know are wrong.
- Doing the right thing even if it will hurt you
Exercises
- Camp alone for a night
- Help a candidate run for office
- Do 75 hard together