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Inner Courage
hat is inner courage? It is
Wthe moral or the voice of
conscience. It is the crucial and
most signifi cant tenet of our life
and behaviour.
In simple words, Mahatma
Gandhi enumerates numerous
examples of moral courage in his
Body Language book ‘’My experiment with truth.’’
What example can one quote
bett er than from the Bhagavad
ow does a body speak? Body language is the way people Gita. Lord Krishna explains Arjun
Hunconsciously communicate their private thoughts and his duti es as a warrior and clears
emoti ons through body movements. his confusion and moral dilemma.
Body language has words, sentences and punctuati ons. For `Xm `Xm Y_ñ`, ½bm{Z^©d{V ^maV&
example, the way in which people fold their arms, cross their Aä`wËWmZ_Y_©ñ` VXmË_mZ§ gwOmå`h_²&&
legs, sit, stand, walk, use their eyes and even in the way they Have we forgott en Yuvraj
move their lips convey a specifi c meaning. You may be surprised Singh, the famous cricketer, who
to know certain gestures like touching the nose, rubbing the was diagonised with a cancerous
eyes and even the clothes one wears, ‘speak louder’ than words tumour in his left lung. But it was
and each gesture is like a sentence in itself. his inner courage which helped
Most of the common gestures are recognised universally him to fi ght this deadly disease
and their interpretati ons are same all over the world. Let us and become the leading voices of
know some of them. cancer awareness. To cite a simple
• Rapid blinking of eyes, closing of eyes ti ghtly, drumming example the cadets of our school
fi ngers, fi ngering with nails, dress, watch etc. are the who are good speakers faced
signs of tension, low confi dence or impati ence. stage fear and nervousness at
• Stroking nose indicates lying or stress. their fi rst performance. We should
• Avoiding eye contact or looking at ceiling show have inner courage, passion and
nervousness, disagreement or discomfort. fi re within us to excel in life. Had
• Scowling or contracti ng eyebrow are the signs of anger success been easy everyone
or annoyance or surprise. would have been successful. So
• Looking over spectacles or with narrowing eyes may bravery is not confi ned to soldiers,
show disapproval or dislike. it is a dynamic quality within an
Thus, the key benefi t from the knowledge of body language individual which helps him to
is that one understands others bett er and it sharpens our confront any perils. A nati on’s
percepti on in understanding the individual’s personality. So strength comes from the moral
remember the most acceptable people are the people whose fi bre and ethical standards by
body language includes standing straight, appearing composed, which people live. So let us make
smiling, maintaining eye contact and their verbal language India.
includes, ‘’LET US DO IT.’’ _oam ^maV _hmZ!
- Cadet Pranav
4957 - Cadet Samarth, 4946

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