Brave children

Brave children
Children always get inspiration from superheroes the society puts before them to do things that are unbelievable. Adults are inspired to do the same when they see children being rewarded. It is remarkable how the media plays a constructive role in inculcating the virtues of bravery in children through its paraphernalia. The government of India awards bravery in children by awarding the National Bravery Award for Indian Children. This is given to Indian children for meritorious acts of bravery against all odds.

The award is given basically to inspire others to do similar deeds of bravery. Bravery involves doing what one isn't expected to do. Children aren't expected to save a friend from drowning, Ranu saved her drowning brother along with his friend. She was rewarded for her act of bravery with Republic Day Award on January 24, 2010 along with 21 other children from various states across India for being brave. There were several others awarded for several reasons. Some of them could be enumerated as Gujarat’s Narendra Singh Solanki who rescued his father from the clutches of an alligator with the help of his brother. Mizoram’s Lalrammawia rescued a boy trapped inside a garage which was surrounded by a swarm of wasps. Lalramamawia’s presence of mind saved the boy as he set the doormat of the garage on fire by pouring kerosene oil to drive away the wasps.

These are only a few of the children who acted against their will and their natural abilities. Being brave involved a lot of determination on the part of these children to overcome their will and natural fear. A conscious effort on the part of one’s will power is required to overcome physical pain, hardship or even threat to death. Being brave is thus everyone’s piece of cake. All of us could be brave, any of us could be brave. We only need to overcome the coward within us forcing us not to do these things.