Click Here: How To Be Alone Video Alone. Individual. Unique. Single. Inimitable. These are the words that haunt people in today’s society. Today’s society deems these words as weird, unusual and abstract. People are conditioned to believe that being alone is abnormal. People ignore that fact that in solitude, there is power and beauty. It is this view of life that eliminates courage; this extinguishes the confidence to walk alone. Few people truly have courage. Few people are comfortable with walking alone. Walking alone and courage are directly proportional. In order to make a difference in the world, you must have courage to walk alone.
Throughout history, people who changed the world and made a difference were the ones who chose the road less taken. Abraham Lincoln put the country on the line in order to abolish slavery. He had the courage to defy the norm and walk in a different direction. Alice Paul had the courage to walk alone as she fought for women’s rights. Martin Luther King Jr. had the courage to take on the world as he passionately fought for equal rights. These are the people who changed our world. These are the people who were not afraid to go against everything holding them back. Courage is what changes the world when society deems solitude as “weird.” If the world is going to be changed, people need to go against society’s abnormal "definition" of normal.
Hedda Gabler defined courage. She went against the sexist pressures of her time. Henrick Ibsen portrays her in the play “Hedda Gabler” as a strong, independent, smart woman who changes the manner in which society views her. Hedda defies the limits of her sex. She leaves the comfort of her aristocratic family to take on the risks of a new life. She defines courage because she took the road less traveled in order to change the way she lived her life.
Plato, once said, "courage is knowing what not to fear." This philosopher explains that courage should not fear solitude. In order to make a difference in this crazy world, one must speak up and be heard. A single voice is louder than a crowd's. It takes courage to speak up and let your voice be heard. So take the road less traveled, embrace the power in solitude and have the courage to change the world.
I love the video clip and pictures which enhance your belief that courage requires embracing solitude. Your connection to Hedda Gabler is also very insightful because you understand that courage often requires the individual to stand alone. However, I'm not sure if you have created a question you haven't already answered with your first post. Will you continue to define solitude, or will you seek to define courage with other attributes? Personally, have you embraced solitude in your life or found it necessary to reinforce your courage? Good luck in your quest to refine these fascinating ideas, and remember, there is a difference between lonliness and being alone.
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ReplyDeleteI love the video clip and pictures which enhance your belief that courage requires embracing solitude. Your connection to Hedda Gabler is also very insightful because you understand that courage often requires the individual to stand alone. However, I'm not sure if you have created a question you haven't already answered with your first post. Will you continue to define solitude, or will you seek to define courage with other attributes? Personally, have you embraced solitude in your life or found it necessary to reinforce your courage? Good luck in your quest to refine these fascinating ideas, and remember, there is a difference between lonliness and being alone.