“In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some jokes about cheeseburgers.”

Tags: Thomas Carlyle & courage & Prize & die decently & live & manfully

Tuesday and Wednesday entries combined. A bit of art, a bit of dream, a bit of speculation.

Tags: C.S. Lewis & knights & brave & heroic & enemy & children & courage & destiny & cross posted

“The accusation is enough to destroy. That's why I compared it to Witch Trials. There is no defense against the accusation. You're assumed guilty by the mob, tried, and executed. There's no recourse, no chance to challenge the accusers.”

— PaidinRubles

Tags: Nelson Mandela & courage & fear & triumph & conquer

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than one's fear. The timid presume it is lack of fear that allows the brave to act when the timid do not. But to take action when one is not afraid is easy. To refrain when afraid is also easy. To take action regardless of fear is brave.”

— Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon from “No Peaceful Warriors!”, Gnosis № 21, Fall 1991

Tags: courage & judgement & fear & timid & brave & take action & morality & Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon & Gnosis magazine & 1991 & fall