Courage: Most Important Quality in a Person (IFC S1 R30 Tie-breaker entry)

Well I'm liking these IFC contests. 😁 Always provides the perfect venue for my philosophy or psychology and such posts. 😅

For my tie-breaker entry here's what I think the most important quality in a person is: Courage.

What is Courage?

A quick search on its meaning gives us this Google result:

Courage is something not everyone has. It might perhaps come and go too depending on our moods or knowledge maybe but some people just don't choose to use it.

Why is this the most important human quality for me? Because of two things:

• Courage Makes You Say What Must Be Said

This includes saying you love someone or apologizing for one's mistake/s. If one can't say these things, well then it's the person's loss, right?

This also includes being able to say if you don't agree with what someone is saying or doing or what others are making you say/do. Meaning, if for example someone is harassing/bullying you, you will speak up and not allow such to happen to you. Or if someone is verbally abusing you, sometimes it is not enough to just ignore it, sometimes you have to tell them to stop or they will never stop.

Aside from that, this includes being able to courageously say the truth even if telling a lie would be sweeter. The truth hurts that is why it is never said much, most people prefer to lie but if we have the courage to say the truth and be honest with other people then perhaps the world will be a much happier place.

When combined with action it is much stronger and allows for much change to happen.

• Courage Makes You Do What Must Be Done

This includes being able to fight for and protect those you want to protect even if you die for them. It may be your ideals, your beliefs or faith, your family or significant other etc. For example someone is bullying you, you will stand your ground and still try your best to be a good person/citizen even against a group of people.

If you have the courage to fight for justice and/or the environment (conservation, anti-pollution, etc.) then I applaud you and hope more people will join you. Even if let's say the president removes you from your high government position as long as you did everything to protect the environment and got removed for doing a good job, that is still a courageous thing to do.

Having courage means you will push through and keep living and fighting to live everyday even if doctors say you will die from cancer or any other terminal illness. This human quality provides people the strength to continue living even if the living conditions are very poor and hard.

It also makes you sacrifice your life for the greater good. Courageous people are the ones who will let themselves fall for the sake of furthering a future common goal which makes this the #1 quality of heroes of past and present. This is also an important quality of admirable people like scientists or entrepreneurs where even if they are made fun of or persecuted and not believed at first they still have the conviction and the courage to continue something. Eventually after a certain time it can become a successful and big thing that people love, enjoy and use all the time like the technological innovations we see today.

Courage also makes you apologize for your mistakes or declare your love even at the face of rejection. Courage lets you leave that job for a better and more challenging one. Courage makes you reach for your dreams and actually follow through to get to your goal.

Without courage, you'd just let other people trample on your dreams and hard work. Without it, you won't be able to have fun too like do bungee jumping, cliff jumping, rollercoaster riding etc.

Courageous people take more risks and thus gain more than most people in the process. You know what they say, "No guts, no glory", right?

So you see, it's very important that a person has it, otherwise nothing much will be done in the world. It is really one of the most admirable and important human quality to have.

How to Have Courage

1. Knowledge makes you braver.
If you know what the pros and cons to something are then of course you will be able to take action and say and do something about anything.

2. Support from people will give you courage.
Sometimes people need support in order to be brave and courageous. Knowing that someone has your back or someone or a group of people will be there to help/assist you makes you do or say things you wouldn't be able to do on your own.

3. Faith gives people courage.
If you believe in God or Buddha or any Higher Being, then you can also gain courage. This can be what some people call blind faith sometimes where you just believe in the Divine and hope miracles happen after doing the best you can. Even if miracles don't happen if you have enough faith, you can move mountains. 😊

As long as you believe in something, (and if God thinks it's good for you and others) then anything you do or say to make it happen will definitely happen.

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Courage is a great thing to have don't you think so? Have anything else to add? Feel free to comment. 😊

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