HAVE A BOWL OF COURAGE.

Author: Themba Netshifira.

Courage is one thing that we need to continuously develop, because the more we are faced with bigger tasks the more we need it. Courage always has to kick in when fear creeps in. The best place to develop courage is in the midst of fear. Courage will enable you to build confidence so that you can face your fears. Courage will allow you to take risks. It will allow you to have the guts to put your life on the line. The word Courage is taken from a French word ‘coure’ which means from the heart. Courage is what defines you.

As an individual blazing an unfamiliar route, you will never do anything worthwhile on earth without courage. One thing that I have learned is that people can see someone who has courage from a distance. They see when someone has something deeper in them. You cannot miss courageous people, they are even hard to ignore because they have built in them the structure that allows them to endure and go beyond the norm. We have seen the likes of Tata Nelson Mandela, Steve Bantu Biko and Mahatma Gandhi, just to name a few. These internationally celebrated heroes have put their lives on the line for what they believed in. Courage allowed them to face their fears and change the status quo.

In order to pursue your vision you will need courage to believe in your calling even if no one else believes in you. Courage will allow you to convict yourself, to believe in something even if it means to die for it. It is your duty to be a courageous person. You will need courage to overcome obstacles. As much as you need to make failure your friend, you need to make courage your best friend. Courage will allow you to learn and grow. Once you start exercising courage, you will always discover a new you.

As I encouraged you to act on your ideas, you need to know that it takes courage to do that. I was not born an author, but in order for this book to become a reality I had to become best friends with courage. Courageous people conquer the highest mountains, literally. Powerful individuals like South African Mountaineer Sibusiso Vilane did not get to the top of the mountain because they were classroom smart. They did so because they were courageous. Are you courageous? What is it in your life that discourages you? Shine a light of courage on it and see your inner vision clearly. Nobody can achieve any great feat without a push from the courage within. Without courage your dreams have the sad potential to remain just that. Stand courageous and slaughter all the beasts that stand in your way. There is no one else available to live your life for you. Go for it with everything you have, and you will see the wonders that courage will do for you.