On Cowardice

Some thoughts (preliminary):

Some thoughts (preliminary):

• It’s human nature

But what is it?

• Fear masquerading as avoidance

And what does this mean? What does it do?

• Undermine our own integrity. Debase us as human beings. Sacrifice our “values” at the altar of What-We-Are-Prepared-To-Accept-As-Realism.

We are all cowards, sometimes. We all hold ourselves back, despite knowing not only tha…