Meg Cabot Courage

Meg Cabot once wrote that “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.” Every time I try to apply for this scholarship, I think to myself, “What have I done? I have no great stories to tell about when I had the courage to grow after some tragedy.” But then I realize that this is not what the scholarship is really about. It is about having the courage to step out of one's comfort zone; having courage to take action, even while in doubt or fear. That is why I decided I must not act like the cautious do, but rather like the brave in taking steps to become a better, stronger, and braver person. I am sick and tired of watching