One thing that struck me while reading, The Bear, is when he said, "it was the young hound which even a year ago had had no judgement and which, by the lights of the other hounds anyway, still had none. Maybe that's what courage is, he thought". I find humor in this, but truth as well. I reflect on years passed and see that same ignorance. As so the young hound thought he was invincible, I thought nothing could hurt me when I was younger. Lion is a different kind of courageous. Lion was relentless and bloodthirsty. So is the young hound courageous, or is Lion? In my opinion, the young hound is up for the chase and unknowing of the dangers he is getting into. Lion knows the fury of the bear, but still is up for anything that comes his way.
I commented on Abbey's post.
That line really stuck out to me as well. If courage is actually foolhardiness, then is there really such a thing as true courage? Can one be wisely courageous? Or is true courage knowing when something is worth giving up the "wise choice" for something one holds dear?
ReplyDeleteExactly Abbey!
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