Braves Vs Dedicateds

For centuries the world has celebrated the Brave, the braves have gone down in history as legends, those for us to mould ourselves in their image, those whose bravery we should replicate. Really think about it, the Greek hero Heracles (known in roman myth as Hercules) was sometimes referred to as Hercules the brave amongst his many names, Joan of arc was commended for her bravery even at such a young age; of course she was later said to be crazy and burned at the stake (this was in the middle ages, their cure for everything was to burn it); however that’s besides the point, the French had a lot of wins following her into battle.  So maybe it was not so much bravery but something else.

I’ve always thought that a dedicated person gets the same results as a brave person. Sure the brave charge into battle head first, smashing down its enemies along the way while screaming DIEEEEEE. However the dedicated, the dedicated knows it has to win the war, so while the dedicated might not charge into battle head first, they certainly will run at their enemies (while pissing themselves) in full force making sure they bring down the ones in their part, because they know that losing is not an option, so they charge ahead while screaming I WILL NOT DIEEEE.

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Slight difference but same results, you could say the important part is your journey to where you need to be but I think your destination is key, the journey to get there might be full of courage, strength and clarity for some, for others its tumbling over obstacles, taking a hair dryer to the polar ice caps that will sink your ship or simply walking round a puddle in your way, THE POINT IS YOU GET THERE.