The concept of bravery seems to have depreciated in
value. Once upon a time, only those
valiant hard-working warriors were labeled as brave. If someone went through a harrowing
experience, a life-altering battle and eked out alive, they were also called
brave. But it seems that these days, the
idea of bravery is tossed around without effort.
A first trip to the dentist: brave. An optional sky dive: brave. Taking a driver’s license road test:
brave. Enrolling into post-secondary
education as a “mature student”: brave.
Approaching that man or woman you have your eye on with hope in your
heart: brave.
Yes, bravery does apply up to a point in those cases. Everyone has different depths and levels of
fear. Those are, for the most part,
short-term events. A onetime thing. Once they occur, the action can be repeated,
but the bravado no longer applies.
What about those who endure?
Those who go to battle day after day, weary, yet persevering with
courage? The brave heroes are those who
realize their mistakes and work to correct them. The people who obey God’s call, and go
against the popular flow of society.
There are those who work to teach right from wrong in an age where most
wrongs can often be twisted into a right.
And those who fight for freedom, justice and equality. Brave is loving fully, completely and
unconditionally, never expecting anything else in return.
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