Bravery is built in to a person’s soul. I just watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, “Prophecy Girl”. Giles discovers an ancient prophecy that explains Buffy’s future as the slayer. It claims that she will eventually face off with The Master, an insanely powerful vampire. It also says she will die. At first, Buffy is terrified and denies that she is meant to be a slayer. She discredits her slayer roots and tries to run from her fate. In the end, she realizes this is her real destiny, and she must protect the people of Sunnydale. She decides she will not run, and she will continue to fight the vampires, demons, werewolves, and evil supernatural on a daily basis. She knows her impending doom, yet she somehow finds the bravery in her heart to accept all of this. I admire her willingness and devotion to protecting the innocent and battling the evil. If faced with such a dilemma myself, I’m not sure I would stick around for that terrifying moment in which an all-powerful monster destroys me. Buffy knows where her allegiance lies, and she knows her morals. She must be strong for the people in her town, for her friends and her family. I wonder if only some people are able to summon courage. I wonder if it really is a matter of strength, and some people just don’t have it. It takes a lot of understanding and acceptance to continue knowing your ill fate. Maybe everyone has it in them and it just takes the right circumstances to pull it out.
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