What is Courage?

Are all daring acts depiction of courage?Are all daring acts depiction of courage?

Could these scenarios fit the

meaning of COURAGE?

Taking drugsTaking drugs

Poking needlesPoking needles

•Poking needles and taking drugs seem like courageous acts. What

is your comment on this?

•What are the consequences of those actions?

•Would you say it is cowardly to say no when one is being pressurized by his or her own peers to do such

acts? Why do you say so?

Bashing Bashing Up Up

PeoplePeople

GangsterismGangsterism

•Would you consider bashing up people a daring thing to do? Is it a

courageous act?

•What would be people’s perception of people committing

those acts?

•What are the consequences for that action?

Rebel

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Rebel

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•Would rebelling be a courageous Would rebelling be a courageous form of expression? Why do you form of expression? Why do you

say so?say so?

•To what extend is wanting To what extend is wanting freedom acceptable?freedom acceptable?

•What are the consequences of What are the consequences of rebelling against your parents or rebelling against your parents or

teachers?teachers?

The art of Tattooing

The art of Tattooing

•Why do you think people indulge in tattooing?

•Does tattooing show the manifestation of courage? Why do

you say so?

•What are the consequences of tattooing?

Do those scenarios represent courage at all?

Does courage require someone to put his or her life in danger without

calculating its worthiness?

If those are not courage, then what are those called?

Those are what we call …

Here are some scenes

which illustrate

real courage…

OVERCOMING OVERCOMING Stage Fright!Stage Fright!

•What makes something fearful to someone?

•Do you think it is courageous to overcome fear? Why do you say so?

•Do you think it is a choice to overcome fear or a

compulsion? Why do you say so?

CHEATING!

Fair ExamFair Exam

Refraining from Bad Deeds

Refraining from Bad Deeds

•Refraining oneself from doing sinful acts is not easy. Do you

agree?

•Could you think of any ways that would help you abstain from

committing those acts?

•Do you agree that refraining from doing bad deeds is a courageous thing to do? Why do you say so?

Overcoming the OddsOvercoming the Odds

• Do you consider overcoming the odds courageous? Why do you say so?

• What are the kind of odds that should be overcome? Can you give some

examples?

• What are the results from your examples?

Sometimes telling the truth might hurt Sometimes telling the truth might hurt someone. Would you still tell the truth? someone. Would you still tell the truth?

Why is that so?Why is that so?

How do we lessen the impact if the truth How do we lessen the impact if the truth hurts?hurts?

Would you practice this value in your life Would you practice this value in your life always?always?

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

- Robert J. Ingersoll