Courage

My first question to you is 'What is Courage'? Is there a definition for it? I would hope so. Look it up. No really, I'm serious. Look it up. What does it say?

In the dictionary it says 'the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.' Yes that's a good definition for the word and is right in one manner. I believe that this definition fails to really give the true life it really has. Courage. The origins to Courage are as follows  1250–1300; Middle English corage  < Old French,  equivalent to cuer  heart (< Latin cor;  see heart) + -age -age (dictionary.com). Based off the origins the real meaning to Courage is To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

COURAGE: To Tell The Story Of Who You Are With Your Whole Heart.

The definition above I believe should be in the dictionary as well. I think that this definition Prizes our personal sense of truth. Who You Are is Important! Your Heart should be treasured. We as the human race should prize our heart gut and soul. Our Heart, Gut, and Soul are the collector of experience and that is scary, exciting, insane, fun, and loving. We are always collecting from experience. What I feel many people are afraid of is Telling their story with their whole heart. Its a scary thing to do. It requires trust, being able to stand up for yourself, a voice, body, and temperament within ourselves that must have depth and be pliable to LIVE through an experience.

I remember on an episode of House when Wilson says to House 'Dying is easy. Living is hard.'
Living is scary. Its tough. The Struggle sometimes absolutely sucks. But without a struggle its not worth anything. Life is built upon that. Courage is built upon that. Trust is built upon that. Our Temperament is built upon that. Its a sensitive and vulnerable thing. To tell a story of who you are with your whole heart may be the scariest thing you ever do. You may not know how you feel. You may not even remember what you even said but Living and having the courage to follow your heart and expressing who you are is your right as a individual. You have the right to express who you are.

"Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart.
Try to love the questions themselves...
Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given.
Because you would not be able to live them.
And the point is to live everything.
Live the questions now.
Perhaps you will then gradually without noticing it,
Live along some distant day into the answers."

-Rainer Maria Rilke

If the only lesson this summer was understanding Courage and Trust,  then I feel fairly proud of it. I Dylan Adams have discovered I have some serious trust issues. That was my exploration this summer. TO have the Courage to let go and trust another human and really live through something. I know its going to be ok. Being an actor and living through something truthfully is one of the most scary and exciting things for me. What I think is cool is jumping off the cliff into the unknown and fully taking in moment to moment. All unanticipated. Courage to really express the story of your heart is one of the greatest gifts we have on this planet. To express how we feel is your god given right. We have a right to express ourselves. Have the Courage to do so.