Journal 20
“I learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” ---Nelson Mandela
Journal #20:
Fear is a very powerful emotion and can be used very easily to manipulate. Fear can control us. Nelson Mandela does a great job at describing the conquered fear in courage. Media and society hold courage and bravery to a level of no emotion, particularly fear. However, as Mandela states true courage id the conquering of fears, and we can also witness that in movies about challenging ourselves. The two views on courage can be viewed in the movie, Batman that demonstrates little to no fear and the movie, Soul-Surfer which is a bout overcoming a challenge that the protagonist fears. Nelson Mandela's view of courage can be illustrated in that movie, and can very well be seen in our daily life. For example, there are people that conquer their fears on a daily basis wether that be from riding a bicycle or being on top of a building. Courage is the the triumph of fear.
No comments:
Post a Comment