Autumn Bridge
heroes and villains
The most fiendish of men, the most cowardly, none of them think of them as villains. They believe themselves to be heroes, accomplishing impossible tasks against overwhelming opposition.
They convince themselves of this by seeing only what they wish to see, robbing words of their message, forgetting the real and remembering the false. In this way, they are not so different from true heroes.
What is the difference?
True heroes are on our side.
Fiendish, cowardly, treacherous villains are the heroes of our enemies.
excessive courage
An excess of courage, in the wrong circumstances, in the wrong place, and at the wrong time, can have far worse consequences than cowardice.
humans and emotions
Human beings always feel emotions, though by training, inclination, or circumstances, they cannot and do not always act upon them.