rare kind of courage...

>>>by: BREN

It is always good to hear stories about people who made a difference because they are not afraid to stand for what they believe in. Like, I never got tired of listening to my ‘Lolo’, Telling me stories about the Filipino’s who had risked their lives during the World War II or never got bored reading books about different acts of courage.

I have always been fascinated in it-still am. I don’t know, but it never failed to make me feel better. Maybe because it made me appreciate life better, besides, not all people have the courage to even speak up! (I am not saying that they\re all cowards. Well maybe they just belonged to the so–called “MEDIOCRE group”) I am not talking about just being brave, as in dying for the sake of others or for one\s countries. But also in fighting for what they believed is right and just. But there is this kind of courage which is not associated with “I am willing to die, heroic type.” This is the courage to admit one’s fault.

People in nature have the tendency to feel superior. We wanted to know everything. Be perfect if possible. And admit it; we really hate committing mistakes (who wants to?). We try to avoid that as much as possible. Because we wanted to feel good, we don’t want disappointments which make it hard for us to accept even the littlest short comings.

But hey! People do slip and fall sometimes (Part of being a human…). It’s just a matter of taking things in better perspective. Like if you think you’ve made a mistake, think of it as new experience and new lesson learned (laughing it off sometimes help) which will make us a bit wiser. What is important is we know how to correct it. Accept that you had been wrong. That you are not perfect-nobody is. And say sorry if needed. Because its takes a lot more courage to accept one’s flaws and be humble. That kind of courage is so rare that it took a person by surprise…