Courage and Patience - Manisha Deora

Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage means facing your own fears. We should have the courage to accept the challenges in our life. We should be able to stand up for what we know is right, even if we stand alone. We should encourage others to do the right thing even if peer pressure is against you. We should be brave when something scares us, like climbing a high wall, etc. We should be brave enough, to tell the truth even if it will get us into trouble and also have the courage to apologise when you know you have done something wrong.

We should be able to do something challenging and give it our beat, even when our fears tell you not to bother. We should have the courage to try something new in our life. We should have the courage to stand against our friends and family if we are being wrongly treated. Children should have the courage to speak in front of their classmates or the audience. Courage helps children gain their self-confidence. It enables a child to select right or wrong and to act according to his/her will. A child with moral courage sticks to his own principles does not compromise with evil forces. Patience is the ability to tolerate, waiting, delay or frustration without becoming upset. It is being able to control your emotions and proceed calmly. Patience is not losing your temper. Patience is following the rules and being calm. We should wait quietly. It is about controlling our frustration. Patience is making the right decision, eg - not by hitting but by walking away if we are angry or frustrated. We should be tolerant, especially with the younger siblings. It also means controlling our excitement and not interrupting when people are talking. We should wait for our turn to come in anything. If you have patience, it helps you to lead a simpler and happy life. We should help people understand that you can't always get everything you desire. You should have the patience for what you desire. The importance of patience should be realised by every individual. Life is about accepting the present moment. Patience is a virtue that everybody must possess. Patience makes us better people. To achieve your dreams, you must have the zeal to overcome challenges and the power to overcome comes only from patience. Patience is accepting other people as they are and it makes them tolerant. By being impatient, you suffer more than other people. If things are not going the way you want them to, instead of getting frustrated, you must learn to be patient. Manisha Deora The Fabindia School

Courage and Patience - Monica Vaishnav

Courage is not about having the strength to fight and win or let down others in front of us.

According to me, courage is inner strength which inspires us to do the right thing, it doesn't matter how difficult it is. Courage is to raise voice against wrong, courage is to stand by the truth in any situation even if you are standing alone, it is when you can forgive someone and on the other hand, you also can apologise for your own mistakes. Courage is to have the confidence to face any situation in life and be with the right things.

Patience is to handle things calmly without being aggressive or showing our anger. Patience helps us to control our emotions or reactions which can be harmful to us in future to deal with different circumstances. Patience also helps us to gain our goals in life because without patience people may lose hope and give up. It makes us stronger internally and reacts wisely. It brings peace and relaxation to our minds. If we have patience, we can stand up and start the work even after the failures in life. In other words, we can say, it creates a second chance for us to get success.

How it is possible that we can express courage without patience. One must have the patience to show courage in the right way. An educator should have the patience to manage the student's behaviour in the classroom. Sometimes,  the situation is not as we want in the classroom, it can be the poor academic performance of students or disrespectful behaviour. But in such situations, we must talk to them calmly and have the courage to show them the right path.  It is very important to inculcate these values in our children. They would need the patience to achieve what they want and to improve their skills slowly with time. They should have the courage to face and overcome their challenges and show their abilities.

We can explain these values with the real exam of what we are going through these days. Everyone is going through different situations due to COVID- 19 pandemic. In this situation, especially the Health and Police departments are the true examples of courage and the people who are at home, not going outside are showing their patience to fight against this worldwide disaster.

Monika Vaishnav, The Fabindia School