Courage. For me, this value is defined as a sense of confidence and fearfulness that no matter the outcome, one will be able to handle a situation. Courage is not stupidity rather the ability to deal with negativity, rejection, and the dislike of others. One of the many reasons I value courage is because of my dad. At eighteen, he traveled halfway across the world for a chance at a better life. He courageously left a country of dictatorship so that he could be free.
Courageous because the thought of leaving all your friends and family at the price of freedom is fearless. My dad literally started from nothing and built a (now) successful business company. His life had inspired me so much, I realized I held a lot of power to create the life I wanted. I started taking control of my future and doing the things I love. Life is too short to do anything else. So everyday I choose to live courageously.
Courage is Colton Underwood. Yes, Colton from The Bachelor. I am unapologetically a fan girl by choice. It runs through my veins. Colton is a twenty-six-year old, a former pro football player and a virgin. Growing up, he describes his childhood as the “chubby, awkward, weird kid with no girlfriends”. He wanted so badly to fit in but felt very alone and a lot of days he didn’t want to go to school. His confidence grew later in high school when he started playing football. He eventually made it to the NFL. However, his professional life became first and his personal was put on hold.
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This led his personal life to become nonexistent. He later had a serious shoulder injury and had to get surgery. Although he stoped playing, that didn’t stop him from moving forward. Colton is ready to take on the next chapter in his life and find someone special to share it with. As we see him on his journey, it becomes clear that his virginity is very important him and holds a lot of value in it. For a long time, Colton was scared to admit he was a virgin just because the environment he was regularly surrounded in had a reputation of objectifying women (“locker room trash-talk”).
So it became his secret. As an athlete, he assumed he had to fit this mold and made up lies about himself. It was a burden he no longer wanted to carry. So, for the the first time, he told the truth about his virginity. He didn’t know how people would react and thought he was going to get ridiculed but instead, a lot people thought it was pretty cool. “It is something now that I am proud of, and it is something now that everybody I see a future with should know” (Colton Underwood). I respect and admire Colton’s courage to speak up for what he believes in because the media can sometimes portray being a virgin as a bad thing.
One thing I noticed with Colton was the growth in his confidence. As he became more aware of his values and what he holds significant in his life, he too became more confident. I also noticed with me, that being confident is not a permanent state. It’s a constant work in progress. Some days I may fail. Other days I’ll give into the negativity, and it’s going to suck but, I value courage so much because its a way of life. It’s the way I want to live my life, courageously.
Loyalty and courage make me who I am and who I want to be as a person. Both values influence my decisions and the way I live my life. They act as a constant to differentiate right or wrong decisions. Everyday I will strive to be courageous and everyday, I will be loyal to myself.
