“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.”
Theodore H. White
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This is risky business! But when we are convinced that our ideas are the right ones, we must fight for them. Just think of Galileo, Martin Luther, Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King…
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October 25, 2010 at 7:28 pm
It takes a lot of courage to stand up for yourself; but in the end the rewards through self-achievement, satisfaction of doing the right thing, and simple feeling of having open their minds, make it all worth it…
October 26, 2010 at 7:42 am
Indeed, it takes a lot a courage. When we look back at History, it was because of some courageous individuals that we experienced the greatest paradigm shifts.
Thank you for your comment Joanne.