On Bravery
Brashness and recklessness are often confused with bravery.
While it is important to be daring and bold, it is also necessary to have deliberate intentions; there should be a genuine goodness in what you are trying to accomplish and a sincere belief in what you are doing. The end should be well-defined, even if the means of attaining your aim are not fully determined at the outset. But this does not justify causing harm to others in order to reach your goal, no matter how noble the end may be. As with any honest and pure-hearted pursuit, you must continually shift and refine your perspective and approach as you learn from experience.
The brash may appear fearless as they brazenly and impulsively burn through life; however, true bravery is not the absence of fear. Bravery is choosing to push forward wholeheartedly in pursuit of your purpose, despite hardship or opposition, even if you must change course or create a new path along the way.
– R. Meskill