Got Courage ? … ( 09 / 09 / 2013 )
Got Courage ? … ( 09 / 09 / 2013 )
Courage is not the absence of fear or the repression thereof . Courage is being scared out of our minds , and yet choosing to stride forth to do Good anyway … Courage is only as Courage does – and Courage does as follows :
* Courage is realizing that your government is corrupt , and that it very well might toss you in jail for protesting its warmongering indecencies , … and yet actively & vociferously protesting anyway .
* Courage is recognizing that you , if you are a soldier , could very well be court-martialed and labeled a “ traitor ” for refusing to kill other humans to protect the financial interests of corrupt politicians , immoral defense contractors & greedy oil companies , … and yet refusing to go to war anyway .
* Courage is admitting to yourself , if you are an elected official , that you could lose the support of your constituency ( and thereby lose your next bid for re-election ) if you stand up to the blatantly dishonest hypocrisy of the current U . S . administration , … and yet openly defying them by demanding Peace anyway .
* Courage is knowing that your friends & family members will shun you , ridicule you , and possibly even call you crazy for standing up for the rights of animals by refusing to support their confinement , abuse & murder , … and yet doing so anyway ( at the very least by going vegan ).
* Courage is understanding that you will be denounced by your preacher ( and possibly cast out of your church ) for rejecting all sermons preaching hate & intolerance & condemnation ; for standing up instead in support of a God of perfect , unconditional LOVE ,
… and yet standing up and openly speaking for LOVE anyway .
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