People talk about the courage of condemned men walking to the place of execution: sometimes it needs as much courage to walk with any kind of bearing towards another person's habitual misery.

Graham Greene
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The courage to walk with dignity and grace towards another person's misery is an act of bravery. Often, we see the things people do that are only somewhat brave. For example, people might be running from a terrible storm, but they don't have the courage to stay and fight the storm. They run away instead. The courage to run away from a storm or to face a storm by staying and fighting is what makes the difference between someone who simply wants to survive and someone who truly wants to contribute to life, and this is why we honor those who do.

Source: The Heart Of The Matter

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