Rousseau said: "The courage shown in misfortune can usually make the cowardly heart angry and the noble heart happy."

Courage is based on principles. , and is a virtue. Life belongs to brave people, cowardly people just live indifferently. For millions of people, the soul is just a possibility for their growth, not their actual existence. Only a very few - the brave ones - are full of soul.

In Cammy, a small town near New York where we publish Benchmark magazine, there is a 14-year-old boy named Jim. He is a lovely boy and a real man. A truly strong-willed person. He is a natural top athlete. However, soon after he entered middle school, his leg became lame and quickly deteriorated into cancer. Doctors told him that surgery was necessary and one of his legs was amputated. After being discharged from the hospital, he immediately returned to school on crutches and happily told his friends that he would be fitted with a wooden leg: "When the time comes, I can use thumbtacks to nail socks to my feet. None of you can do that." "As soon as the football season started, Jim immediately went back to the coach and asked him if he could be the team's administrator. During the few weeks of training, he arrived at the court on time every day, bringing with him an offensive and defensive sandbox model used by the coach for training. His courage and perseverance infected all team members. One afternoon he didn't show up for training and the coach was very worried. It was later learned that he had been admitted to the hospital for another check-up and that Jim's condition had deteriorated to lung cancer. The doctor said: "Jim can only live for 6 weeks."

Jim's parents decided not to tell him about this. They wanted to allow Jim to live as normally as possible during his final moments. So, Jim returned to the court and watched other players practice with a smile on his face, cheering them on and encouraging them. Because of his encouragement, the team maintained a winning record throughout the season. In order to celebrate the victory, they decided to hold a celebration banquet and prepare to send Jim a football signed by all the players. But the dinner party was not a success. Jim was too weak to attend.

A few weeks later, Jim came back again, this time to watch a basketball game. His face was very pale, but other than that, he was still the same, smiling and talking and laughing with his friends. After the game, he went to the coach's office and the entire football team was there. The coach asked him softly why he didn't come to the dinner party. "Coach, don't you know I'm on a diet?" His smile covered up the paleness on his face.

One of the team members took out the victory football that was going to be given to him and said, "Jim, it's all because of you that we can win." With tears in his eyes, Jim thanked him softly. Coach, Jim and the rest of the team talked about plans for next season and then everyone said their goodbyes. Jim walked to the door and turned back to the coach in a firm and calm tone: "Goodbye, coach!"

"You mean, we'll see you tomorrow, right?" the coach asked.

Jim's eyes lit up, and his determined gaze turned into a smile.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine!" After saying that, he left.

Two days later, Jim passed away.

It turned out that Jim had known about his illness for a long time, but he could still accept it calmly. This shows that he is a determined and positive thinking person. He transforms tragic facts into creative life experiences. Jim knew how to create uplifting and heartwarming feelings out of the worst of circumstances through the power of faith. He fully accepted his fate, but decided not to let his illness defeat him. He's never been knocked down. Although his life was so short, he still grasped it and left courage, faith and laughter forever in the hearts of those he knew.

Courage is spending your life facing whatever problems you encounter. A person who is fearless when faced with the fact that his life is about to end is true courage.