Day 7: Courage without theater

Have a think: Courage without theater

The walk: The honest answer is sometimes quiet: I do not know. We need permission. Somebody could be hurt. Epictetus locates freedom in the judgment and action available now, not in pretending to control the outcome.

The thought: The verse joins courage to presence rather than performance. A modern thinker need not manufacture confidence. Courage is staying truthful, useful, and within bounds while uncertainty remains in the room.

A task for today: Name one material risk plainly. Then offer the smallest safe next step instead of hiding the risk, dramatizing it, or abandoning the person.

Sources:
Genesis · Epictetus · The civic duty to dissent when conscience and evidence require it · Bhagavad Gita