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ati2nd,
Thanks for stopping by !
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 7:43 PM
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This is an excellent post!
posted by
ati2d
on December 31, 2006 at 7:32 PM
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A-and -B,
Thanks .Happy New Year.
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 5:07 PM
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Dylan Valente,
Thanks for your nice comment .Happy New Year.
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 5:06 PM
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Frankenkitty,
Thanks for appreciapting my efforts! Happy New Year.
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 5:04 PM
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Good insights. Happy New Year.
posted by
A-and-B
on December 31, 2006 at 3:06 PM
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Correction:
I should have described the word "cowards" as a noun not an adjective. A small point but I don't want to leave it be.
posted by
Dyl_Pickle
on December 31, 2006 at 12:57 PM
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Thought-inspiring topic...
I think bravery is in any act in which the person knows he or she may be hurt but does the act anyway. By this definition even murderers can be brave. I think bravery can be used in both good and evil deeds.
My international relations professor once called the 9-11 terrorists "despicable cowards." I agree with the first adjective but not the second. Those men went to their deaths knowingly. They acted bravely in doing something evil.
It may be tempting to call them cowards because we associate cowardice with moral failing, but while perhaps all cowardice is bad, not all bravery is good.
posted by
Dyl_Pickle
on December 31, 2006 at 12:56 PM
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I think it is brave to
suffer for doing what's right. Sometimes, what is right is to change the future to benefit many people, and if one accepts suffering for the benefit of many, he is brave. Some suffer and die, not because they are doing what's right, but as a consequence of the changes that need to occur so that good can prevail. These people are not necessarily brave, courageous, good, or evil, but merely a part of an overall process that must occur.
But for good to prevail, evil must have prevailed and succeeded. However, who will admit they are evil? Most people think they are quite good, and their causes are just, and many should die to further their own beliefs. If these people are mistaken, if you or I are mistaken, does that make us evil? You always post very interesting philosophical topics. Happy New Year Afzal
posted by
Flumpystalls3000
on December 31, 2006 at 11:31 AM
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Ciel,
Thanks for stopping by!
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 10:37 AM
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I think courage is about fighting the urgings of instinct, especially the
instinct of survival, to do something that must be done. Whether, why, when and how a thing must be done are also much open to interpretation.
Courage does not replace integrity, common sense, justice...
posted by
Ciel
on December 31, 2006 at 10:35 AM
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Carl Peter ,
Thanks for stopping by !
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 10:35 AM
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Bravery is in the eye of the beholder
Of course, Jesus was talking about the perfect love of the Father, not bravery. Would that more people followed those sayings -- turning the other cheek, giving your cloak, walking the extra mile, loving your enemies -- rather than honor, winning, ideology, creed or bravery! But that is harder than the bravest deeds.
Carl Peter
posted by
cpklapper
on December 31, 2006 at 10:31 AM
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quarterlifecrisis,
Thanks.
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 10:11 AM
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Very Thought Provoking
I really enjoyed this. Happy New Year!
posted by
quarterlifecrisis
on December 31, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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Sunny,
Thanks.
posted by
afzal50
on December 31, 2006 at 9:52 AM
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Afzal
Very good and interesting post.
Yes, one word can mean so many different things, in different circumstances.
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on December 31, 2006 at 9:51 AM
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