EXTRAORDINARY BRAVERY

Before going into an in-depth analysis of the term extraordinary bravery in terms of meaning, we are going to proceed to determine its etymological origin.

In this way, we have to say that courage is a word that emanates from Latin, specifically it comes from the sum of three perfectly differentiated parts of that language: the verb “valere”, which is synonymous with “staying strong and healthy”; "Entity", which can be translated as "agent"; and finally the suffix "-ia", which is equivalent to "quality".

On the other hand, extraordinary also has its etymological origin in Latin. It is the result of the union of the prefix "extra", which means "outside of", and "ordinarius", which can be said to be equivalent to "belonging to an order".

Courage is vigor , encouragement or effort . The term is often used as a synonym for courage , which is the will power that a person has to carry out an action despite difficulties or impediments. Courage, in this sense, consists of the ability to overcome fear . For example: "The boy showed his courage by jumping into the water to save his dog" , "It is one thing to have courage and another is to be unconscious" , "The team could have won, but it lacked the courage to go looking for the contrary arc " .

The concept of courage, therefore, revolves around these types of situations and contexts. Courage can be the effortful action that seems to exceed natural forces , or the heroic feat that is executed with courage : "If we are alive it is thanks to the courage of the pilot who decided to land on the street despite the plane failures" , "No one can win such an important title without courage in his game" , "When I was little, going down to the basement at night required all my courage . "

Courage is a value that leads the subject to master their fears and overcome adversity, usually to defend what is worthwhile. When the person does not have courage, they cannot overcome difficult moments. The extraordinary courage is demonstrated when the person can go beyond their limits or what is considered normal.

The fact that an individual demonstrates that bravery outside of all normality is what causes it to be recognized in many different ways. Thus, all over the world, there are decorations and awards whose clear objective is to praise the people who have demonstrated it more than anything.

A clear example of this is the Mannerheim Cross, which is the highest ranking and most important decoration awarded in Finland at the military level. It is in the 1940s that the recognition of extraordinary bravery has its origin, which has since been given to soldiers who, since then, have demonstrated the same in various battles.

Nor should we forget that the same term is used to refer to the qualities that a person has who, despite the pressure to which he may be subjected, does not give up his ideas and beliefs.

The opposite of bravery is cowardice , which is a lack of courage and courage. If a child is drowning before the eyes of a person who knows how to swim, courage will allow that person to jump into the water to attempt a rescue, while cowardice will cause the individual to watch without intervening.