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you know, some says "brave" means nothing scared
but, today when i was in the toilet, i read the "Reader's Digest" which there is an article interviewing Rudolph Giuliani , the previous mayor of New York City.

He is one of those i most appriciate peolpe.
You know, when just after 911 attack, he led the americans escaping from collaping .

That article interviewing him really means a lot to me.
leadship, braveness can be easily found on him.

The interviewee asked him after noticing the 911 attack , what is the first thing he thought about.
The answer, to me , is a little bit dissapointed .
He said , he though of the last conversation with his father,who suffered from the last phase cancer .
His father treated him severely when he was small.
His father always lay emphasis on brave , sense of justice .

In that last conversation, he asked his father what and wheather he had afraied of (anything) .His father said "I always afraied, " ,"but when you are scaring and you can still upright and unafraid going towards , this is called brave."

To me, there really a shocking. You know, facing AL , facing problems with interpersonal relationship , full of anxiety, full of frustation , this can really be a big encouragement.

In chinese , there is a wise phrase "勇者無懼" . After reading that article , i think to be a 勇者, not means that everything you must not to afraid of . As Giuliani's father's words mentioned in another part of that article, not afraiding of everything is a straight people , but if you can still be upright and unafraid, you can be called a real brave man.

This article , named "The bravest man", is really meaningful. Telling the story of the previous mayor of NY , telling us what really means "brave".

You know , thats why i really interested in autobiograghy.i know that Giuliani got one in store now.