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To: Lane3 who wrote (38553)	11/24/2001 10:16:37 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (3) of 82486

"How about my other list?" Placing "cowardly" within the grouping of demonstrably false descriptions is somewhat indicative of the meaning that you ascribe to words. Perhaps words have no real meaning. Words are elastic. They have only the meaning that supports our underlying prejudices? I am willing to concede that certain words like "beauty" are indeed subjective. Reasonable people may argue that a "coward" is in the eye of the beholder. I am not one of those people. But I do think cowardice can be a relative term. On a given scale a person can show extreme cowardice or "some" cowardice depending on the situation. Most people have done cowardly things in their lives. (Not fully your mind for fear of repercussions for example could be considered cowardly) Having done a cowardly thing does not necessarily make us cowards to the core. A person who commits a cowardly act has the potential to redeem himself with an act of bravery. How about we take the opposite tact......Do you think Osama is brave? Some might argue that he is a "David" poking the stick at Goliath.....that would make him brave. I think those of us who fall into the camp of describing him as "coward" would say if he's willing personally to poke the stick, he should be considered brave. Example of a courageous man....William Wallace as depicted by Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart brave adj 1: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" [syn: courageous, fearless] [ant: cowardly]

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