"I was moved this week by the story of the Australian boy who swam to land for several hours in rough seas to raise the alarm that his mother and siblings had been swept out to sea. Despite his exhaustion, he then ran several kilometres to find a phone. But I'm also thinking of the lesser demands for courage such as"
"as standing up to a friend, or family member, or tackling a company that's ignoring your polite requests when you're suffering from its actions. Or I also wonder how people do certain jobs that, to me, require buckets of courage: starting a business or any other sort of professional risk-taking; reporting from a war zone like Lyse Doucet or Jeremy Bowen. Or just being a police officer knocking on a door of a suspect and not knowing what will come at you from the other"
An Australian boy swam to land for several hours in rough seas to raise the alarm that his mother and siblings had been swept out to sea. Despite exhaustion, he then ran several kilometres to find a phone. Everyday acts of courage include standing up to friends, family, or confronting companies that ignore polite complaints. Many professions require large amounts of courage, such as starting a business, taking professional risks, or reporting from war zones like Lyse Doucet or Jeremy Bowen. Police officers face uncertain danger when knocking on a suspect's door. The central question is what produces courage and whether it can be acquired.
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