Courageous people - the most definition of the heroes of our today's selection. They lived and almost died in circumstances that we are afraid to even think about. They fought wars, danced with death, performed acts of miraculous heroism, and survived to tell the tale.

Hugh Glass (Hugh Glass)

In 1823, while hunting game along the banks of the Grand River with his trapper friends, Glass came face to face with a grizzly bear and her cubs. Finding himself without his rifle at hand, he could not prevent the she-bear from almost tearing him to pieces. She left deep lacerations on his face, chest, arms and back. Surprisingly, Glass was able to scare her off with just a hunting knife. Unfortunately, they were in hostile Indian territory and Glass was so wounded that his fellow hunters had no choice but to cover his dying body and leave him behind. But Glass is not dead. He regained consciousness, straightened his broken leg, wrapped himself in a bear skin and crawled along the river bank. Glass had his hitches. At one point, he had to collect maggots from a rotting log to eat his dead flesh on his leg to avoid gangrene. He had to kill and eat snakes in order to support himself. However, after six weeks (six weeks!) he reached civilization, alive and in good health.

Simo Hayha

He was nicknamed "The White Death" (The White Death). Simo was a Finnish sniper who basically made life hell for Soviet soldiers during World War II. During the Finnish-Soviet War of 1939-40s, Simo helped fight off the Soviet invaders the only way he knew how, by firing at them from a distance. In just 100 days, Simo committed 505 murders, all of which were confirmed. The Russians, confused, sent snipers to counterattack and fired artillery at Simo, but they were unable to stop him. In the end, a Russian soldier shot Simo in the face. When they found him, Simo was in a coma and half of his cheek was missing, but he refused to die. He came to his senses and began to live a full life, breeding dogs and hunting moose. When asked how he learned to shoot so well, Simo said what is the most underrated thing in human history: "practice."

Samuel Whittemore

Whittemore was a true patriot and, like many others, he happily fought for his freedom against the British during the American Revolutionary War. The only difference between the rest of the men and Samuel was that Whittemore was 78 at the time. Prior to this, Whittemore had served as a private in the King George's War and assisted in the capture of Fort Louisburg in 1745. Some believe he also fought in the French and Indian War when he was 64. He also single-handedly killed three British soldiers in his fields with a rifle and his dueling pistol. For his efforts, he was shot in the face, stabbed with a bayonet, and left for dead. He refused to die and, in fact, made a full recovery and lived to the ripe old age of 98 when apparently God decided he didn't want to see a 150 year old man fight in the Civil War.

“Mad Jack” Churchill (“Mad Jack” Churchill)

John Churchill had a motto and that in itself is pretty cool because who has their own motto these days? In any case, Churchill said: "Any officer who starts a battle without his sword is not properly dressed." And "Mad Jack" supported his words with deeds. While the less brave used weapons, "Mad Jack" used a bow and arrow and a sword to kill the Nazis. That's right, he believed that firearms were made for cowards. "Mad Jack" is the only soldier in World War II who killed enemies with a bow and arrow. What is the fact that this guy took his bagpipes into battle, and once led a squad to an enemy position, playing on it, moreover, he was the only one who survived this battle! He also infiltrated Sicily and captured 42 soldiers and a mortar team. While most wanted the war to end, Churchill didn't, saying, "If it wasn't for those damned Yankees, we could have been at war for another ten years."

Bhanbhagta Gurung

The British awarded Bhanbhagta the Victoria Cross for his efforts in World War II. What did he do that was so special? Well, to start with, he saved his entire brigade from an enemy sniper by calmly standing up and shooting at him while his unit was under siege. He didn't stop there, rushing into an enemy trench to blow up the enemy with a grenade (without orders, and alone), then he jumped into the next trench (where we assume two Japanese soldiers were completely at a loss) and stabbed them to death with a bayonet. of death. Elated by his success, he cleared two more trenches, killing enemies with grenades and bayonets. Oh yeah, we forgot to mention that this was all happening under machine gun fire that came down on him and his comrades from a machine gun bunker. Bhanbhagta solved this problem too, he went from the trench to the bunker, jumping on the roof and throwing a grenade into the bunker. He then flew into the bunker and captured the last Japanese soldier.

Augustine of Aragon (Agustina of Aragon)

Augustine was on her way to the fort to deliver apples to Spanish soldiers during the Spanish War of Independence when she found them retreating amid a French attack. She ran forward and began to load the cannons, shaming the soldiers so much that they must have felt compelled to return to the fight. With her help, they fought off the French. She was eventually captured, but escaped and became the leader of a guerrilla unit. She even served as a battery commander in the Battle of Vitoria. People called her the Spanish Joan of Arc, and it was a well-deserved honor.

John Fairfax

When he was 9 years old, John Fairfax settled the dispute with a gun. He was expelled from the Boy Scouts for shooting another group with a firearm. At 13, he ran away from home to live as Tarzan in the Amazon jungle. When he was 20 years old, he decided to commit suicide - by being eaten by a jaguar! He took a pistol with him in case he changed his mind, which he did, and he subsequently shot and skinned the animal. He spent three years as a pirate after attempting to travel by bicycle and hitchhiking throughout South America. Then, eventually, he single-handedly rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and then the Pacific Ocean in tandem with a friend.

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto was a sword-wielding saint, a Kensai warrior in Japan in the late 16th and early 17th century. He had his first fight when he was 13 years old. Apparently, he enjoyed fighting because he spent his life wandering the countryside and fighting people. At the end of his life, he took part and won more than 60 fights. He trained at Yoshioka-ryu (Yoshioka ryu), and then came back and destroyed it, apparently because he could do it. He once fought in a rather famous duel against Sasaki Kojiro, a famous sword master who used a two-handed sword. This did not seem to intimidate Miyamoto, as he defeated Sasaki with a small wooden staff he had carved on his way to the duel. Eventually, Miyamoto fell ill and retired to a cave where he died. He was found kneeling with a sword in his hands.

Dr. Leonid Rogozov

Dr. Leonid Rogozov was serving in the Antarctic in 1961 when he developed peritonitis. The nearest surgeon who could remove the appendix was over a thousand miles away, and a huge snowstorm was about to begin. If the appendix had not been removed soon, he would have died. With no other choice, he decided that the best thing to do would be to remove it himself. Rogozov used a mirror, some novocaine, a scalpel, and two untrained assistants to cut himself. It took him two hours and an iron will, but the appendectomy was successful. Rogozov was eventually awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor by the Soviet Union, because you owe something to the guy who cut himself open and took out the organ.

Adrian Carton de Wiart

You may think that you are a tough nut to crack, but compared to Adrian Carton di Wiart, any person will seem like a puddle of sticky human flesh. Adrian fought in three wars, including the Boer War, World War I, and of course World War II. He survived two plane crashes and received gunshot wounds to his head, face, abdomen, ankles, thighs, legs and ear. He was taken prisoner during World War II and managed to make five attempts to escape from a POW camp. He eventually succeeded when he dug a tunnel out of the prison and evaded capture for eight days by posing as an Italian peasant. Did we already say that he was 61 years old at that time, he did not speak Italian, he did not have one arm, and he wore an eye patch? Oh yeah, there's also the story of the doctors who refused to amputate Adrian's fingers, so he did the most logical thing and bit them off. After World War I, di Wiart wrote, "Frankly, I enjoyed the war." Can't be.

Parables of the peoples of the world

What do you need most in a fight?(Indian parable)

Once Akbar asked Birbal:
What do you need most in a fight?
Birbal replied:
"Master of the Universe!" All you need is courage!
What about strength and weapons? Or have you forgotten about them? Akbar said.
- Sovereign! If there is no courage in the heart of a warrior, neither his strength nor his weapons will help him, - Birbal answered.

Sergei Polovnikov

Courage

Courage is usually understood as the quality of a person to endure difficulties steadfastly, to complete the work begun, not succumbing to circumstances, even overcoming, perhaps, physical suffering.

Courage in a more private sense is a set of qualities inherent in a man. In a broader sense, courage is the ability of a person to remain a Human in any trials and shocks, even if they threaten his health and life itself. From this point of view, it is believed that even a woman can be courageous. “Be courageous”, “take courage” - they say to her in difficult moments of life, giving strength to survive the shock.

So, courage is such behavior when a person acts without succumbing to fear, despair and other non-humanoid states. Does this mean that a courageous person knows no fear? Of course not. After all, fear is a person's reaction to certain signals. On the one hand, the signals of the instinct of self-preservation recorded in the physical body. This fear is also inherent in animals.

On the other hand, these are signals of a person who, assessing the situation, makes an unfavorable prognosis for himself, assuming that events will develop in a way that threatens her. The average person is subject to fear. People with certain mental disabilities may not experience fear. The ego of such a person, which has completely captured the physical body, sometimes with the help of alcohol or drugs blocks the danger signals coming from the body, does not allow them to break through to awareness. If at the same time the ego has aggressive, manic features, then it pushes a person to reckless actions, senseless risk. There is no courage here.

In a courageous person, fear becomes a signal warning of danger, an indicator that helps to choose an adequate course of action.

A similar situation occurs when other non-humanoid qualities try to subjugate a person. For example, despair - when vital supports, established stereotypes collapse. A person needs courage to abandon the old internal props and move on to a new worldview. Greed - it takes a lot of courage for someone to refuse, if necessary, $10 (or maybe even $10 million). Self-affirmation - a courageous athlete refuses a dishonest victory. The same is true for other qualities.

Courage is a person's ability to remain a Human in any situation, a constant conscious choice in favor of decency, honesty, sincerity. This is a choice that is made not only in serious trials or turning points, but also in small things, everyday. It is in the so-called trifles that the stock of courage and strength grows drop by drop.

Getting up early, escaping from the sweet embrace of sleep, doing a warm-up, overcoming the sucking inertia, pouring a bowl of cold water on yourself - this is everyday, “everyday” courage. It also manifests itself in the impeccable performance of everyday affairs, the duties assumed, in bringing to completion what has been started and the implementation of the plans built. Who is not familiar with this situation: at first, a new interesting business attracts, beckons with opportunities. Then difficulties begin, previously invisible circumstances arise, promises are not kept by someone, someone slightly deceived or let down. The case begins to wither and becomes as if no one needs it. Of course, one needs courage to invest one's strength, heart energy and "push" the matter. And after all, what a shame - at the same time, no one sees how much you work and what sacrifices you make, and no one will know about your "heroism"!

Courage requires any manifestation of sincerity, especially when it comes to the need to realize or admit one's shortcomings, the presence of destructive character traits.

Courage finds its manifestation in the appearance of a person, his manner of behavior. Such people do not fuss, because they do not need to seem like anyone and impress someone. They are modest, laconic, calm and balanced. They are quite open and sensitive and therefore capable of affection and tenderness. These are people you can rely on and trust. Their inner core gives them strength. The outward manifestation of courage can be called masculinity.

A courageous person will not betray. Beside him is calm and safe. He is responsible for his decisions, for his choices. You will not meet a courageous person who complains about circumstances and obstacles, or reproaches someone for "wrong" behavior towards him.

About one more aspect of courage: courage collective or single. When a group of people does one thing, then everyone performs his task, which is part of the general one. Collective courage is made up of the courage of each of the participants. Moreover, each of them, on the one hand, is heavier than if he was alone, and on the other hand, it is easier. It is more difficult because there is responsibility for the success of the common cause and for the life of all others, for the cowardice of one can nullify the efforts of all and even destroy them. And it's easier because your comrades will always help with their presence. Your inner core, merged with the common core of friends, becomes more stable and durable if you really sincerely work for a common cause.

What helps a person to be courageous? Love in all its manifestations. Love for a woman, love for the Motherland, love as the Idea of ​​Life and its driving force, love as a way for a person to be a Human.

Nowadays, one often hears about courage. Moreover, sometimes even the fair sex is endowed with such a quality. Each of us will have our own opinion as to whether this is correct or not. What is courage, what does a courageous man look like, we propose to find out now.

Courage - what is it?

It is generally accepted that a person with such a quality of character is really strong and strong-willed. Courage is one of the positive traits of everyone, manifested in the willingness to help not only themselves and their loved ones, but even strangers. This noble quality of character can manifest itself in any area of ​​life:

• a team;
• At work;
• in public life;
• at war.

What is courage? Each of us has our own understanding of what act can be considered masculine. However, most men and women are inclined to believe that a courageous act is manifested in courage and willingness to sacrifice one's own life for the good of other people. An example of such an act could be saving a person during a fire or some kind of natural disaster. While for some, such a display of bravery may seem like a normal human step, for others it is truly a feat worthy of respect.

What is courage for?

Someone lives well without it, but for someone it has already become a life principle. Such courageous people are found everywhere:

1. During a natural disaster. Sometimes you can see when not very physically strong, but really brave people save those who are in trouble.
2. At war. Even here one can distinguish strong brave people and cowards who are ready to betray a friend in difficult times.
3. In everyday life. Sometimes it happens that a person is in danger, but only a few can come to the rescue and help the victim. Such brave people deservedly be called courageous.

What is courage?

There are two types of courage:

1. Psychological- the ability of a person to see himself not as he really is, recognizing his strengths and weaknesses. Such courage of a person allows you to outline the strategy of your development and life.
2. civil- the ability to protect oneself, as well as one's own rights in society, at work, in a team. Such people are not afraid to appear different and stand up for their own rights.
3. Combat or instinctive- the readiness of a person to join a fight. First of all, it is a psychological ability. Such courage may be innate, but is often corrected by upbringing. Here a lot depends on the parents and all those people who take part in.

How to become courageous?

It also happens that a person does not have such qualities of character, but he has a desire to know what courage is, becoming braver and bolder. You can develop such traits in yourself and become a really strong and strong-willed person. For this you need:

1. Raise self-esteem. It is clear that an insecure person is unlikely to be able to protect someone and prove to others that he is a courageous person.
2. Learn martial arts. This will be especially true for boys. So if a child from an early age grows strong and manages to stand up for himself, then it will not be a problem for him to protect others.
3. Learn to be indifferent to others and what is happening around. Such people cannot be left behind if someone is in trouble.

Courage in our time

You can meet a person who is really ready to help someone who is in trouble even now. Courage is manifested today not only during military operations, but also in everyday life. A courageous person will not refuse anyone if he is asked for help. Moreover, sometimes such people help others without asking, but simply seeing such a need.

Each of us can name a lot of examples of how a person who does not have special physical strength saves a child during a fire or protects an injured person on the street. In addition, courageous deeds can very often be observed in war, when a person is able to prove that he is ready to protect another at the cost of his own life. Courage is a quality of character of a person who daily overcomes difficulties in life for the benefit of his loved ones.

What is courage in Orthodoxy?

Orthodoxy speaks positively about such qualities as courage and nobility. By such qualities, religion understands sacrifice, the ability of a person to come to the rescue in difficult times. At the same time, these terms do not mean impudence and not dashing. So courageous can be called a person who is ready to sacrifice a lot for his family. When a person is ready to help those who are in trouble, he can also be called courageous and even a hero. Orthodoxy understands courage as a benefactor, which consists in showing love to others.

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You can argue about which nation is the bravest for a very long time, and everyone will be right in their own way. If you go into the intricacies of historical facts, then in every century different nationalities showed violent heroism and courage. Therefore, it is unlikely that it will be possible to rank the most daring nation, but it is quite possible to consider some aspects of the manifestation of courage.

Perhaps we can start with Russia. , to the extent of his inherent restlessness, differed very often. Beginning with Kievan Rus, constant princely strife led to regular battles and wars. Brother went against brother, taking away lands and appropriating property. Naturally, people were driven by a thirst for profit, but one must have great courage to decide on such an act.

If we consider the events of more recent eras, we can see that Russia, which suffered during the First World War (1914-1918) and the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), has not lost the spirit of freedom and morality. Thanks to the courage of the Russian people, the country not only won the battles, but also expanded its territories and gained allies in the face of other states.

Accordingly, the following should be considered German (German) people, since it was Germany that was the provocateurs of the last two and most brutal wars.

The idea of ​​capturing the great Russian Empire excited not a single ruler, but only the German authorities twice tried to carry it out. Moreover, the defeat in the first war did not stop the people, and a second attempt was made. The manifestation of great courage, and perhaps even some kind of madness, prompted desperate steps from the side of the German nation. And it cannot be said that the highest echelons of power commanded the common people, because if the people were not ready, they would hardly have submitted to such a fate.

The great writer A. I. Solzhenitsyn, who in his work "The Gulag Archipelago" more than once mentions Chechens, considers them not only a brave and rebellious nation, but adamant and rebellious.

So many troubles and sufferings, how many experienced this people, few people experienced. If after the Civil War the Chechens were given land, the development of national literature and culture began, then in just a couple of decades they were expelled from their permanent place of residence to Central Asia.

The courage of the spirit of the Chechen people makes them challenge those who are constantly pushing them. The events of the 90s of the 20th century are still alive in the hearts of many who had to be present on the battlefield.

Someone reading this article will chuckle, remembering Mongol-Tatar yoke, which held the countries of Europe in an "iron fist" for more than 300 years, someone will cite an African tribe as an example Tuareg. All of these arguments are correct. Every nation has its own heroes who need to be remembered, honored and respected.