Courage comes from within. I’ll buy that. But, what if you know beyond a light shadow of a doubt that there isn’t any in you to begin with? See, I was born a coward. I’m a sneaky, bottom-feeding, scrounging creature. We are not known for our courage. If there have been instances where we HAVE exhibited courage, it was probably only because we were too stupid to realize what huge danger we scampered into. Courage is moving forward in spite of the danger. So you need to know the danger in order to have courage.
I routinely run from danger, that’s how I know there’s not a speck of it in my body, bones, muscles, fur or teeth. And, I’m cool with that. We can’t all be the hero…if we were, there wouldn’t be room for all the trophies we’d constantly be giving each other.
If that sounds harsh, good…that’s how I meant it. I am sick of feeling down or bad about myself because I’m not the one getting the medal. A true hero wouldn’t even want the medal… he/she would almost be embarrassed by it. Some heroes never meant to be… a selfless action is a selfless action.
If you set out to be a hero, a hero you will never be.
