There is a thunderstorm about to break outside, and you're home alone. The house is quiet except for the wind blowing through the windows you have open, due to the heat wave Korea has been experiencing. While watching your favorite scary movie on TV in your living room, the temperature drops due to the incoming storm. You see and hear it at the same time: The door to your bedroom is slammed shut against the door frame. Suddenly you stop breathing and your heart beats faster as beads of sweat go down your forehead. Then it dawns on you, it’s the wind and not some stranger hiding in your house. This emotion, fear, is fairly common for most people, which is good because it has kept us humans thriving to this point in history. Those of us who were …show more content…
All of which are valid concerns, but when we start to let our fear of failure or of earning love take over our thinking, they will control us. As Yoda states fear is path that leads to many of these things, but we get choose how far we go down it. It is a path in which we can always turn around. Whenever we are at a point in our life where we enter the unknown it is scary. Think of when you first came to SAWL, what did you feel like? I am guessing most of you were anxious not knowing what to expect from your fellow students or teachers. Now when you look back you might realize it was funny you were so nervous for that first practice test or sleeping in the dormitory without your family. Yet, even if you failed the first test or had a smelly roommate it did not define you, thus you overcame it due to the reason you would not let fear determine who you …show more content…
These are beacons we have to look back to in our lives to encourage us to keep going to remind us that things will not be as bad as we imagine. I have read that the thing that most terminally ill people tend to regret is not living a life true to oneself, but the life others expected of them. How sad will it be if you miss out on a life changing experience due to your fear of how other perceive you control you? You may inquire, how can we break the control fear has over us? Hey don’t ask me I am just a Star Wars nerd, however since I like most of you I will share a quote from Matthew Kelly. “Courage is not the absence of fear but the acquired ability to move beyond fear.” I will paraphrase what he goes on to say about the subject. You learn to play the guitar by playing. You learn to write by writing. You learn to bake by making David teacher cookies (ok, that was just my own personal idea, but I thought I would try). You get courage by practicing courage and the more you practice it the stronger it will get like any other skill. So if you don’t want to be fearful join a club you are not good at, talk to someone you are scared of, or do something you are bad at. What we need to conquer our fears are: 1. Courage – practice just like any other skill. Start small and work your way
Humans are born to be afraid. A feeling of fear is only natural for humans to feel; it is a part of who we are. However, it can be more than just a feeling. Fear can be a weakness in humans even though it is only our natural instinct for survival. Sometimes, fear is so powerful that it can blur our rationality and dominate how we think and what we do.
The Fear of Reality Fear dominates various aspects of life. It can elicit physiological and emotional responses that greatly influence an individual’s reaction. For example, fear can cause an individual to experience an adrenaline rush that gives someone an extra burst of energy to lift a car or quickly flee from a situation. Fear can also cripple an individual by producing intense feelings of anxiety and nervousness.
Human 's fears should not be taken lightly. Fear could do anything to one 's minds, though without fear, man can be as savage as animals. In the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding presented fear of the unknown to be a powerful force in a man 's mind. Fear of the unknown is a powerful force, which can turn to either insight or hysteria. The kids feared of not being rescued off of the island, so they made signal fires on top of the mountain.
9/29 Courage is not the Absence of Fear, it is the Presence of Fear yet the Will to Continue By Neva My definition of courage is the will to do something even though you are scared. There are many different types of courage. There is intellectual/emotional courage which is the type of courage that comes up most in this book. But we’ll get back to that later.
Courage isn't something that is possessed without learning. Courage must be learned in order to fully understand what it means to be courageous. Heroes go through many hardships, battles, and lessons to fully understand what is means to be courageous. Courage is the ability to conquer and face something that scares someone. A person can’t just decide one day to fully face their fears.
What is courage? Is it something people are born with or is it something they learn. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Jem learned how to keep his head held high even in defeat, Scout stood up for Atticus in front of a mob of men wanting to hurt him and Tom Robinson, and they both learned courage from Boo Radley, who even though never wanted to leave his home, came out to help Jem and Scout from Mr. Ewell. So, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem learn about courage from Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley.
"Courage isn't having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don’t have strength," Napoleon. This quote defines everything Harper Lee was trying to express in To Kill a Mockingbird when she said, "Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." The meaning of this quote is that you need to stand up for what you believe in, no matter what stands in your way. This quote is true because many people are scared to do things and back out. However when they do what they are scared of they prove they have bravery and are often rewarded.
Being able to do something that scares oneself is courage, and standing up for what one believes in. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming of age tale of three children growing up during a time when people of color were treated unfairly because of skin color. At a young age the kids had to grow up sooner than other kids their age. The children watched racial prejudice happen all around them and it caused them to become less naive towards the world. Atticus and the kids all show courage while the whole town shames them and says they shouldn’t stand up for Tom.
A very important part in growing up is when you understand what real courage
I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.(Lee 112)
Courage is strength in the face of physical pain, hardship or death. It is also the choice and willingness to confront shame and personal loss. In Harper Lee's novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird', people demonstrate courage by standing up against prejudice, and overcoming their own loneliness and fears to live a good life. Mrs Dubose faces up to her morphine addiction. Atticus faces down the racism of the town.
What is courage? Courage is not afraid of failure. Courage is admitting mistakes, learn from failure. Courage is stay away from fear, and dare to challenges. The most important of courage is have the courage to give up what you already have because only when you have the courage of letting go then you get the second chance of having it again.
“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor” said Aristotle. Courage is an act of bravery one does that is frightening yet they still persevere. Courage is found in many different situations in the modern world like in members of our military, law enforcement, and many others ordinary people performing courageous acts to help better our society. Everyone wants to have courage since whether in music, Hollywood movies, fairytales, or books we are told courage is one of the most important attributes that can turn an ordinary person into a hero.
Courage is the fire on one’s soul that gives you the will to live everyday. Courage is the ability to do difficult and scary things in spite of fear. According to www.Dictionary.com the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. What I think courage is that you do thing that scares you or that is something difficult to do.
• Excessive worrying Constantly worrying about the past, present and future and about everything that has happened, is happening and will happen is going to cause an unnecessary waste of time. However, people suffering from anxiety cannot help but worry. The logic is often askew! People worry about the most basic everyday things.