DEMONS

We had an interesting class last night.  We are speaking about mental disorders that can alter the journey of one's path.  Are they really mental illness or the attempt at being a coward? I have always wondered about the mind of the coward, though.

Here are some of my thoughts:

• Cowards are pretty consistent in their cowardice. I’ve never seen a coward doing something brave.
• If you put a courageous person next to a coward, the coward will become less scared; or more brutal!
• However, it is possible that she (the coward) is just acting brave because she is afraid of the consequences of having a braver person witnessing her cowardice.
• Short: the coward becomes braver because she’s afraid of being called out.
• Never blame a coward! It’s not her fault; or is it?!
• Never trust a coward!
• Bravery is the most inconsistent virtue of all.
• Alcohol makes people brave while a hangover can turn you into a coward.
• Once a person has committed an act of cowardice, it’s very difficult for them to change their behavior. Cowardice sticks.
• Bravery, on the other hand, doesn’t.  It is easier to bully behind a computer screen than it is to live in the real world.
• Coward is an ugly word. It isn’t helpful and should never be used on the battlefield.

Since I am in a soon-to-be legal battle with a coward, as I look through the documents that will be presented, I am seeing a pattern.  A pattern of concealing the demons; a life that has not been an easy one, and a life filled with pain and suffering. 

Mental illness or self-induced?