Joyful and brave are inseparable

       I just finished watching a documentary about Winston Churchill and the risk he took to go against all odds, that any good betting man would give no chance, that his plan would succeed. But somewhere in his heart, he found the courage to order his English citizenry to man every boat that could cross the English Channel and to set sail for Dunkirk harbor on the French side of the channel. They went to rescue 300,000 British soldiers surrounded by the German army from certain capture. This flotilla of bravery rescued almost every soldier who was trapped on the French side of the Channel. That’s one kind of courage. But what I want to talk about is the everyday garden variety of bravery that sweeps away almost all the warnings of “be careful” and takes “thoughtful risk” as a friend. Then, what do you know, joyfulness will be found marching right behind the brave. This leads me to conclude that you won’t find much joy when careful at all times is a person’s motto. As for being stupid that’s different and it’s hard to define but most of us know it when we see it. So, I will close and conclude that joy most times won’t be coupled to stupidity but joyful and brave will be seen many times walking hand in hand. 

                             See Ya, 

                              Jack