Courage

Courage is a truly overused word. It has way more meaning then the way some people may portray it. You have to really do something courageous to receive the title of having courage. I can’t even say that I am courageous. I may have been maybe once or twice in my lifetime but I am not overall a courageous person.

            Courage can be determined in a lot of ways the one way that I have used it is standing up for myself. You do on let anyone push you around and you stand up for yourself. That is showing courage. It shows courage because not everyone is brave enough to stand up to someone else, especially if they are bigger then you. I stand up to my friends who think they are tough and get one over on me. They are sadly mistaken I show my courage my getting in there face and proving them wrong. This is just a mild expression of courage.

            The true courageous men are the men who fight for our country. I am not just talking about the men who think by going to the marine core or army are going to straighten there lives out or all of the sudden become a badass. I am talking about the men who truly love fighting for this country. They fight to keep us alive, now that shows courage. I don’t mean to offend anyone who is just going to the marines because their family members did or because they want to straighten their lives out. But that is not true courage. Yes it does take courage to join but once you are in you have to pull through and truly show your courage. For the men that run back in the line of fire to save a fellow marine deserve the title of courageous. The men who risk their lives to save others are the ones who deserve and Medal of Honor for their courage.

            I did not mean to be offensive to anyone who may be courageous for other reasons. I think many individuals with illnesses are courageous as well. They are basically guinea pigs to society and scientists. All of their treatments are trials to find the true cure. It takes a lot of courage to allow a doctor to perform various procedures on you. I especially give props to cancer patients. They are truly guinea pigs. No one knows the cure to cancer and they continue to run tests on cancer patients in attempt to find the answer.

            Everyone has a little bit of courage in them and at times it will come out. It will come out when it is needed. You may be scared and not want to jump off that bridge to save your friend but courage will kick in and you will do it. When others are in danger courage will come to the rescue. That is why our troops in Iraq are so valued for there courageous events. They show courage to save the lives of others.