Courage

Since all orientation is uncertain, it needs to be courageous. With every single decision we face dangers and take unavoidable risks. Courage is the key to overcome the paralyzing hesitation in the face of this uncertainty and thus enables us to grasp promising opportunities (chap. 3.3). Even if we know we could have always decided differently, courage allows us to decide for certain footholds and to be determined to hold on to them despite persistently unsettling conditions (chap. 6.4).

This is especially observable in professional economic orientation that requires courage to take financial risks in a market with limited surveyability (chap. 12.2). Religious orientation might strengthen the courage to act to the extreme, all the way up to sacrificing one’s own life (chap. 13.3).

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Glossary

Reinhard Mueller