The real value of having "Courage "

Courage means doing the right thing, even when it's scary or difficult. It means try your best to succeed, even when success isn't guaranteed. In fact, the greatest courage often follows failure. You pick yourself up and get back on the race. Courage means to face your monsters in your closet and under your bed- things you're afraid of, whether real or imagined. There are many different kinds of courage. You would need physical courage, if your city is experiencing a sudden flood situation to evacuate. But it might also take mental courage to plan quick evacuation strategies and call for help. Moral courage is what enables you to stand up to your friends and say " No 1 won't show you the answers to the test", because that would be cheating. This is the kind of courage that helps you stay true to your beliefs and make good choices, even when your friends mock you. It gives you the strength to admit "I was wrong" or "I made a mistake" and to say "I am sorry." It gives you the power to influence others when they're facing difficult situations. It takes courage to do what is right, face your personal fears, the courage to accept unpopularity. It takes courage to embark on a new experience or a new adventure to start a new company, to make a new friend, or break away from a bad habit. You need courage to solve problems and stand the pain of loosing your loved ones. Courage doesn't mean to jump off a fast moving train, or dive into a pool without knowing how to swim or drive the car too fast thinking it's pretty cool to be fast. Putting yourself in danger isn't brave, it's silly. Although growing up involves taking some risks, those risks should be reasonable. Different people have different ways to be courageous. For example, you might be someone who has the courage to stand up in front of the English class and speak for fifteen minutes without referring to any notes. But for someone who's shy or lacks confidence, raising a hand and answering a question might require an extraordinary amount of courage. Finally, you will need courage to fulfil all your dreams, learn from others and your mistakes, to get up after a fall, to come back from a failure, to work very hard when you're tired, to keep going when you're alone.

 "Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently." - Maya Angelou

Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton did poorly in school. He was only allowed to stay in school because he was a failure at running the family farm. He grew up to become one of the most famous philosophers and mathematicians of all time.

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was told by his teachers that he was too stupid to learn anything. He read all the books in his local library on his own and became the greatest inventor of all time, with more than 1,000 patents issued in his name.

Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk chose not to patent his 1995 polio vaccine making it more affordable for the millions of people who needed it. As a result he missed out on earnings of an estimated 7 billion US dollars.

Arunima Sinha

Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player from Uttar Pradesh, lost her leg three years agowhensome burglars demanded her gold chain, and on refusal they pushed her out of the moving train. She was hit by a passing train and suffered severe injuries. She described this ugly incident as her " darkest hour" which changed her life completely. Sinha, 26 year old stood tall and converted this challenge into an opportunity, becoming the first amputee to climb Mount Everest. Inspired by cricketer Yuvraj Singh's life, she didn't want anyone to pity her or feel sympathetic towards her. Instead she wanted to get her life back, and with support from her coach and brother, she became more determined about what she had to do. She joined Eco Everest Expedition group in the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation run training camp in Uttarkashi and got trained under ace mountaineer Bachendri Pal. While going through a year- long rigorous mental and physical training she would sometimes feel disheartened when she could not catch up with "normal" people, but her dedication kept her going. After immense hard work, training and 52 days of a difficult climb from Kathmandu to the top of the peak she fulfilled her dream as she conquered the highest summit which was 8,848 metres above the sea level on May 21, 2013. After the train incident, doctors had to amputate her leg below the knee to save her life. A rod was inserted inside her leg to provide support to the damaged limb. Sinha is an inspiration to all those who give up on their lives due to obstacles. She has proved that strong determination and will is far more important than a strong body, She overcame her challenges and made history.