Courage

Hi Friends,

Wish you all a very Happy Pongal.  I still remember the taste of my village Pongal holidays..  mm.. Yummy … Few things never leave our thoughts right!! Miss you Kadayam...:-(

Let us come to our this week topic. "Courage". As I was listening last few chapters of “7 Habits of Highly effective people”, I heard Stephen covey saying the following

“Courage is not absence of fear; it is the awareness that something else is more important than this threat”

As I was rewinding that words in my memory again and again. I felt a new understanding of “courage”. Dictionary.com defines the meaning of courage like below   “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.”

But it does not tell you, what is that "quality of mind" makes you stand up and fight for your right.

What makes a Hen to face an Eagle when its children are threatened?

What makes a mother to carry the weight (about a ton) of debris of a big building while safeguarding her son under her body (During Japan Earth quake)?

What makes sub inspector Tukaram Omble (on 26/11 armed with only Lathi) to catch Ajmal Kasab live by bearing rounds of bullets from AK47 in his stomach but not leaving the terrorist??

I sincerely belive, It’s the awareness in your heart which says “This is more important”.

Next time when you face a threat, or in a place where you want to speak up ... just think about the cause and its importance, I am sure you will get your words…