Shaurya....

Is the absence of fear an only sign of the braves? Or is it the presence of fear overshadowed by plain self determination? The innumerable definitions define being brave as being invulnerable to fear or intimidation. In the same breath I also found this loaded one liner "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring". Does it mean bravery and daring are mutually exclusive? Does it mean that daring is always associated with the spirit? The word courage always was said aloud in the environment I grew up as the ultimate virtue. Hearing it almost endlessly, I once looked it up in a dictionary and I found that Courage was a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear. I was also told on that courage comes by feeding on the fear of devil who is all around even inside us at times. I was always told that one who is courageous will always do what is right as dictated by the elements and this has been the oldest rule in the book of beings. I eventually homed all my thoughts on the strange word spirit. I realised that I for one have been surrounded in its waft all through my childhood; medically, spiritually and above all the die hard spirit(courtesy my Dad). The spirit is more than a chemical liquid to erase out the negatives of germs in body; in fact it is the embodiment of an ultimate being, immortal forever. The spirit is what is within us, makes us, each one of us.
These terms aren't only meant for the men in uniform but for each one of us.  For some courage, bravery comes as easy as breathing and for others there has to be a trigger frequency. The frequency of generation of this emotion has a different value in each being.
I remember something of this accord ingrained in me since I remember myself to be; a courageous being says with the head held firm and high "Stand next to me and you will never be alone, you eyes will be happy because I will win, always!" (The Bhagwad Gita)