Always do what you are afraid to do.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
Our warriors are no longer limited to the people who fly the airplanes...Our entire force is a warrior force. Being a warrior is not an AFSC, ...it's a condition of the heart.
Interpretation
Being a warrior transcends traditional roles and is defined by a mindset and spirit.
This quote by John P. Jumper emphasizes that the concept of a 'warrior' goes beyond just those in specific military roles, such as pilots. It highlights that the essence of being a warrior is a mindset and a deep-seated emotional resilience, suggesting that anyone can embody this warrior spirit regardless of their official position or title within the military.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to inspire troops.
Always do what you are afraid to do.
Don't play it safe. Resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. These, too, are nets. Above all, resist the fear of failure. Yes, you will make mistakes. But they will be your mistakes, not someone else's. And you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.
We are bound no longer by the straitjacket of the past and nowhere is the change greater than in our profession of arms. What, you may well ask, will be the end of all of this? I would not know! But I would hope that our beloved country will drink deep from the chalice of courage.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Few are born bold. Even Napoleon had to cultivate the habit on the battlefield, where he knew it was a matter of life and death. In social settings he was awkward and timid, but he overcame this and practice boldness in every part of his life because he saw its tremendous power, how it could literally enlarge a man(even one who, like Napoleon, was in fact conspicuously small).
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
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