Where is courage? Courage is in the knight in the shining armour, which in the books kills the paper dragons and saves the princess; courage is in the hero, who flies through the cities destroying the ugly monsters and beasts.
Many people are unaware of the courage that lies in everyone's heart, which is waiting for the right moment, to come out and help. Courage is needed for the task of coming to school every day, to take the abnormally disgusting medicine, to admit you broke the precious vase of pre- roman times. Adults show their courage when they take a decision, will we move to San Marino? Should I invest all my money in this ring? Courage is part of us, and killing a dragon is not more courageous than helping a friend, it is only different. There are several types of courage: the one you read in books, the one you see in television, and the decisions parents have to take for their children.
The most famous courageous character is the knight in the shining armour. He is the character of many children stories. He shows his courage by charging out of the security of his castle, and entering the ruthless and dangerous world. He travels for miles and miles, until he reaches the enemy castle/ dragon cave. There he has to destroy a wizard/ black knight/ dragon. He does not have other human beings to aid him. He only has a lance, a horse and a sword. Another fact that shows his courage is that he risks his life to free people of dangers. He does not do it for personal reasons, but to help the world.
The second type of courageous character is the super-hero of the television. He is much like the knight, but he is armed with special powers. He has these powers, not because he was trained all his life like the knight, but because he was born with them. He "has" to use his powers to help others, because nobody else can do it. This type of courage is different from the previous one because he did not decide if he wanted to sacrifice his life to the benefit of others, he was forced to; and if he accepts the task he shows an even greater courage.
The third type of courage is the one shown by the mothers and fathers towards their children. The adults have to frequently take important and difficult decisions on our future; and deciding, knowing it could affect our future, is a difficult task. You need a great amount of courage to put in danger the ones you love. This is what parents do, they build your life, and to help them with this difficult task they do not have a long training, and they do not have super-powers; they have only an ability which they call instinct.
Knights, super-heroes and parents: all people with a great internal courage. They have different weapons to help them: training, super-powers, or instinct. These weapons are not enough to succeed in the difficult tasks, so they use their courage and fight anyways, knowing that if you try hard you will win.
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Your writing has always had a lot of voice~ it practically wanted to take flight on its own, dragging the reader with it. Over time you have developed a style which is more organized and patient. You wait, set the scene and encourage the reader to sink into deep and clever words rather than using shiny words just to get a laugh. Keep at it. You have good literary timing and an idea of how to reach all types of readers.
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