"As an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy explained: **Jumping on a grenade only matters if you jump on a grenade to accomplish something, to save someone. The difference between raw courage and the heroic lies in the who**. Who was it for? Was it truly selfless? Was it for the greater good? There is a logic to heroism, even as illogical as it is to override your own self-preservation" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[courage]], [[life-of-service]], [[character]], [[pragmatism]], [[idealism]], **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]