Courage??? That sounds funny to me!!!

Chris Gayle hits the ball and it disappears into the crowd…. How courageous???

Neil Amstrong stepped on an unknown place, Courage matters!!!

Vidya Balan is the most courageous Indian lady….

Just examples.. Lot more on the list… Napolean Bonaparte, Alexander,  Muhammed Ali, Pamela Anderson (lol...) and the list never ends.

Even when I failed to do my homework in school, my teachers asked me, “Who gave you courage to come to class???”. My confusion is so simple. Does the word ‘Courage’ really deserve the importance which is being given to it? Or is it an exaggeration of qualities of people by the ones who feel shame about their inabilities?

From my point of view, courage is just the “victory of one fear over another”.

A boy who fears about his crush falling for another guy, proposes her. Victory of fear of losing her over the fear of what she may think. A girl who fears her guy not giving her the importance, cries in front of everyone (With courage.. :p).

A student, who thinks he/she might not pass, gets the courage to cheat in exam. Fear of failing wins over the fear of getting caught.

The most courageous act of taking a walk to the graveyard at an odd night even is an outcome of fear. Fear of losing dignity among the cowards who fear to do that.

Achieving a feat that others are afraid of is a great trait, but still the objective is an issue. Are we wasting our time thinking and strategizing ways to improve the way world looks at us? If that is the case, those humble people who have the courage to tell that they are cowards are obviously leading a better life. They do what they love to do, not taking into consideration how do they look like from others’ perception.

Courage therefore from my point of view is a funny word, and that’s why I am courageous enough to criticize it and those who use it in a funny way… J