The Coward and the Conqueror (Part 1 of 2)

[Barak of Levi]

Life is easy when everything is going your way. When you are not in the
heat of the testing, it is easy to have faith and confidence that you
can stand in the face of whatever might come your way. Words are cheap,
so they say. It's even easy to believe in "The Cause" from the
seat of comfort and security. But what if the call did come to test you
to the very core of your heart, to overcome what you have never faced
before? What if the most crucial challenge was set before you, one that
demanded nothing less than your very life? What if it was the most
consequential mission ever conceived? How would you respond?

First comes the call, the challenge. Then a qualifying criterion must
be set forth, something that clearly spells out all the demands and
requirements. The course has to be laid out, showing the starting
qualifications, the objective to be achieved, and what it will take to
endure until the very end. As the details are manifested, the candidate
can begin to evaluate the cost. He can weigh all the options, the
factors, and each and every possibility. He can determine whether the
end result is worth the cost, to see whether he is really willing to
face the challenge.

Coming next Friday: Part 2

(excerpted from "The Coward and the Conqueror" found at
http://thelitmustest.org/coward-conqueror.html)