From the Latin ‘valere’, which means to be of worth, Valor isn’t much spoken of unless we are talking about the Crusades or the Knights of the Round Table. Yet it has an amazing power to heighten our better selves when reflected upon.
A quick glance at a dictionary will no doubt evoke an even more curious response – one of surprise, possibly disappointment.
For valorsnt ranks is not always about returning home. In fact, when valor is exercised properly, there may never be a return to one’s home as it was known.
Valor: a strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness.
Notice that it says nothing about physical strength, intellectual prowess, technological superiority or the ability to overcome with brute force. No mention of survival of the fittest; no touchstone of victory attached. Valor’s ambition is not to create shock and awe. Nor is it accompanied by sword or shield. Valor belongs neither to young nor old, rich nor poor. It is a strength of mind and spirit available to all.
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