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poet and playwright, Maya can cripple us to the point of
Angelou depicts faith as finding it impossible to get
‘evidence to things we up from bed and take the first
cannot see.’ This may seem step. Through faith we will be
contradictory for the other able to take risk, learn and take
virtues can be achieved responsibility no matter what
rationally, unlike faith which the outcome. So it is a virtue
transcends logic. Human to have faith and realize our
intelligence is still in infancy, dreams.
may even remain stationary,
which makes it almost Hope is the other virtue, which
impossible to comprehend is inseparable with faith. Hope
life as a whole. We cannot is a prospect of betterment
find a rational answer to exhibited in the one who has
every circumstance in life faith in life. All of us have
or even for the reason of our some pain or discomfort
inception and existence. The we wish to get rid of in the
one who manages to suppress
fear and stand tall in the face rational mind can spin out of future. Most philosophers
of calamities. I suspect that equilibrium while trying to like Nietzsche and other
courage might be confused rationalize every aspects of existentialists discourse on the
with rage or blind bravado. life. This is why we need faith. value of overcoming stating
Fortitude is more calmed, It delivers us from confusion that our current position in life
strategic and verily rational. and uncertainty; in order to is not permanent, it is prone to
As the saying goes, ‘Life is have the courage to pursue change. We are not an object
for the living.’ A worthy life even our best laid plans. As we destined with a certain reality;
can only be managed not when can see from Chaos Theory, we are human being filled
we succumb to obstacles but we can never predict every with potentials to be realized.
when we have the courage to possibility of encountering The recognition of this human
live in solitude, if everyone is unforeseen circumstance. This nature ignites the fire of hope.
swallowed by madness. It is the The despairing one who awaits
courage to protect oneself and Man is a bridge between the
one’s values when external and superman and the beast.” It is
internal situations attempt to “through moderation than we can
snatch it away. reach the balance to tame the beast. Just
as there are the seven sins we should
Faith is what we find next avoid, there are also the seven virtues
on the order of virtues. The we should practice.
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