Did you notice in the movie "True Grit" how Rooster Cogburn bounced between two extremes. Sometimes he was hopelessly inebriated (I mean, he fell off his horse). Then, in a pinch, he was fearless and decisive (". . .fill your hands you [expletive deleted]").
Don't get me wrong. I'm a big John Wayne fan. Yet, one implicit message from the movie seems to be that as long as you wake up for punctuated, adrenaline-filled near-disasters, how you handle mundacity is irrelevant. That is, if you can "step up" when its tough, it doesn't matter whether you are reputable at other times.
But isn't life just the opposite.
Don't get me wrong. I'm a big John Wayne fan. Yet, one implicit message from the movie seems to be that as long as you wake up for punctuated, adrenaline-filled near-disasters, how you handle mundacity is irrelevant. That is, if you can "step up" when its tough, it doesn't matter whether you are reputable at other times.
But isn't life just the opposite.
In fact, most of the time we're not called on to put the reins in our mouth and charge ahead firing guns with both hands, but rather are called to be long-suffering, patient, faithful, consistent. Sometimes just showing up is most of the battle, even if your guns aren't blazing.
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