tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post3334707640865200809..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Some Thoughts on CourageStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-15268055286872570342012-09-14T09:09:01.119-07:002012-09-14T09:09:01.119-07:00I saw so much useful data in this post!I saw so much useful data in this post!Robynhttp://www.gardencity-ga.gov/redirect.aspx?url=http://www.successwithusana.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65829258069196449272010-08-08T14:19:26.043-07:002010-08-08T14:19:26.043-07:00TO: Dr. Schneiderman
RE: Sorry, Again, Doc....
As...TO: Dr. Schneiderman<br />RE: Sorry, Again, Doc....<br /><br /><i>As I understand Aristotle, courage involves being confident when faced with a situation where someone else would feel afraid.</i> -- Scheiderman, paraphrasing Aristotle<br /><br />....but, I don't know about YOU, but any time I'M 'attacked' or 'attacking'. That includes someone armed with nothing more than a 'banahna'. Or just their bare hands. The adrenalin kicks-in and I'm rather 'agitated'. Whether or not it's 'fear' I have a hard time recognizing. However, the last incident, where the fellow had 40 pounds and several inches of height and reach on me, I think I was sort of 'grinning' as he attempted to get to me. Fortunately for everyone he was blocked by people with better cognitive skills than he was demonstrating.<br /><br />Rather, it was the courage to tell the follow-on 'Law Enforcement' people that showed up that I would not relent in my activities to record the monthly general meeting of the group that I was a paying member of, at which point they threatened arrest.<br /><br />There, I lapsed in 'courage'. But not because of a lack of valor. Rather, because the people who had said they'd stand by me in such an instance, had somehow 'disappeared'. <br /><br />So...what's to be learned from this? <br /><br />Probably something about a concept of 'social courage'. It's a group-think thing. And if society refuses to teach either (1) principles and (2) standing by them, we're in 'deep kimchi'.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Chuck(le)<br />[May you live in 'interesting' times. -- Ancient Chinese curse]<br /><br />P.S. Three guesses.....Chuck Peltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407516830005550495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-9865327894489144072010-08-08T07:04:08.001-07:002010-08-08T07:04:08.001-07:00Thanks so much for the comments. Courage is an imp...Thanks so much for the comments. Courage is an important topic; it applies in many situations. And Dr. Helen was right to suggest that we need to think more seriously about what it is.<br /><br />I wanted to add a word about Chuck Pelto's comment. As I understand Aristotle, courage involves being confident when faced with a situation where someone else would feel afraid.<br /><br />Clearly, no one would feel afraid of the man brandishing a banana... so the confidence would not, under the definition, count as courage.<br /><br />At the same time most people would have been paralyzed with fear if they were defending the Alamo, so the men who stood strong and confident in face of the onslaught would certainly count as courageous.<br /><br />I think that the emphasis on confidence involves being focused and being able to perform under pressure and when facing frightfully bad odds.<br /><br />I hope that clarifies things.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-43828405722287131682010-08-07T22:58:41.448-07:002010-08-07T22:58:41.448-07:00This ties into Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's works ...This ties into Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's works "On Killing", "On Combat", and his series of seminars about "The Bulletproof Mind" for soldiers and law enforcement and prevention of PTSD.<br /><br />http://www.aracnet.com/~lwc123/articles/onsheepdogs.html<br /><br />David, San Antonio, TexasDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601371414255702004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-45269960782994668462010-08-07T20:14:20.168-07:002010-08-07T20:14:20.168-07:00Mr. Schniderman's post is a very worthwhile re...Mr. Schniderman's post is a very worthwhile read. <br /><br />That being said, I think that Bill Whittle's essay "Courage" is to me, the most eloquent missive ever written on this topic.<br /><br />Sadly, it is now contained only within the pages of his book "Silent America".<br /><br />I can but hope that he will once again, at least for the life of Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds' posts on the subject remain current, repost the essay on his site:<br /><br />http://www.ejectejecteject.com<br /><br />(which will be redirected to the PJM update of that URL.<br /><br />Regardless, it is good that we all examine ourselves in relation to Stuart's post.<br /><br /><br />Jim<br />Sunk New Dawn<br />Galveston, TXJimhttp://smokeonthewater.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-20967055507129265452010-08-07T19:39:12.401-07:002010-08-07T19:39:12.401-07:00Courage=Bravery=overcoming fear
The _motive_ for c...Courage=Bravery=overcoming fear<br />The _motive_ for courage is all<br />that distinguishes the mercenary<br />from the patriot, or the politico<br />from the statesman.<br /><br />The intensity and the duration<br />of the courageous behavior also<br />make a difference; The impulsive<br />physical courage of a man in battle<br />versus the enduring quiet courage<br />of a woman giving birth.M. Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210801097830697201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83994990182555421592010-08-07T15:30:31.652-07:002010-08-07T15:30:31.652-07:00TO: Dr. Scheiderman
RE: Sorry Doc....
....but Ari...TO: Dr. Scheiderman<br />RE: Sorry Doc....<br /><br />....but Aristotle is dead wrong on this....<br /><br /><i>Aristotle believed that courage involved confidence in the face of danger.</i> -- Aristotle as cited by Dr. Scheiderman<br /><br />Why do I say this? Because confidence comes in many forms. Including the confidence of a man wielding a .45 cal ACP in the face of a man threatening him with a 'banahna'.<br /><br />Courage is better described as I put it from a citation from decades ago on Dr. Helen's site....<br /><br /><b>Courage is knowing you're going to be severely beaten. But going ahead anyway.</b><br /><br />If the men at the Alamo had the courage as described by Aristotle, Texas would STILL BE Mexican territory.<br /><br />Confidence helps, but courage is the sort of thing that a man lays down his life for a friend about.<br /><br />Hope that helps....<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Chuck(le)<br />[Greater love hath no man than this.....]<br /><br />P.S. I think you're intelligent enough to understand the inference.....<br /><br />P.P.S. Safari on the iPad doesn't like your picture image for 'word verification'. I had to come up to my regular work station to respond to this item. <br /><br />You might want to consider going to a REAL blogging operating system.Chuck Peltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407516830005550495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-14513795961527161082010-08-07T11:23:10.880-07:002010-08-07T11:23:10.880-07:00Fortitude is the classical virtue that moderates t...Fortitude is the classical virtue that moderates the passions of fearless and daringRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467691545889046825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81409764824131376652010-08-05T06:05:28.430-07:002010-08-05T06:05:28.430-07:00We were going through our parents' papers afte...We were going through our parents' papers after their death and were sharing passages from Dad's letters to Mom, his fiance, written while he was in Europe in WWII. In one letter, Dad wrote that they would need courage to start a new life. His 4-year-old great-granddaughter looked up from her play with a look of awe and whispered "courage." <br /><br />Two things struck me. 1. The greatest generation did have courage to marry and start a family after living through the depression and the war. Dad implied that it was more courageous than fighting in a war. 2. Even a young child understood the value of courage.Earth Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310750371448850219noreply@blogger.com