Many people today do not at all consider cowardice a sin. They think that weak will is excusable to humans. In fact, cowardice can lead to very serious consequences, especially if this quality is inherent in a person holding a responsible position. Why is cowardice so dangerous? How to overcome this quality in yourself?
What is cowardice?
Cowardice is a trait of a human character, manifested in mental weakness, instability, exposure to other people's influence, cowardice and fear of acting according to one's beliefs and concepts. This quality is not a temporary state of the human psyche. If it is inherent in the individual, then he accompanies him constantly throughout his life.
Craven people constantly need the approval and support of others. They are ready to easily adapt to other people's interests, to do as it will be beneficial in this situation. In conflicts and disputes, a cowardly person always takes the side of the majority.
Why do people become faint-hearted?
Since cowardice is one of the properties of character, it can be assumed that his makings are inherent in a person even at birth. Someone is naturally brave and courageous, and someone is timid and cowardly. For one person to accomplish a feat is not so difficult, but for another it is an impossible task.
In early childhood, parents can both suppress the beginnings and help the child develop cowardice. The importance of education in the formation of this quality of personality plays a huge role. If you constantly strive to protect and protect the child from all troubles and problems, to extinguish manifestations of independence, to leave the misconduct of the baby unpunished, you should not be surprised that, having matured, he will become a cowardly person. People brought up in this way are not capable of noble deeds, they always expect someone to do all the work for them, they do not know how to make decisions and take responsibility.
The social structure also has a significant impact on the formation of cowardice in a person. The situation in which money triumphs over justice, the initiative is punishable, bribery and unscrupulousness flourish all around, and it strengthens man’s lack of will and cowardice.
How to identify a cowardly person?
Very brightly, the first signs of cowardice appear in adolescence. During this period, children are more exposed to the influence of others. The future depends on which company a young man gets into.
Many teenagers, because of their cowardice, begin to smoke, use alcohol or even drugs only because everyone around them does this. They do not want to lose the respect of their peers, to be an outcast and a "black sheep".
For an adult, cowardice is not just a bad character trait, but also a great sin. It manifests itself in unwillingness to make important decisions, shifting responsibility for one’s actions to others, constantly searching for the guilty, striving to avoid conflicts through flattery and hypocrisy. Cowardice is closely associated with indecision, fear, selfishness. Such people are ready for anything, just to shield themselves, to appear for others in the right light.
Do I need to deal with cowardice?
Cowardice is, first of all, a sin, therefore it is necessary to fight it. It can lead to very terrible consequences that people are not even able to imagine. If a cowardly person holds a high position and the fate of other people depends on him, the consequences of a decision made by him not in good conscience can lead to tragedy.
An example of cowardice is a deliberately incorrect sentence of a judge, as a result of which an innocent person will be sentenced to long years of imprisonment. This can happen if the person making the verdict received a bribe, or felt threatened to lose their position by higher people. Unfortunately, in the modern world this is a common situation.
Faint-heartedness interferes in the everyday life of even the most ordinary person. Due to indecision, such people can hardly create families, fail at work, and have problems communicating with others.
How to overcome cowardice in yourself?
If you understand that you are a cowardly person, do not let the problem go by its own accord, and ignore this sin. Cowardice must by all means try to eradicate in itself, make an effort and show patience in the fight against it.
First you need to understand what exactly are you afraid of and why, on what are your fears based? Strengthening faith and daily prayers can help combat cowardice. However, in addition to this, a person should develop in himself qualities that are opposite to cowardice, overpower himself, try to act according to conscience. To defeat this quality in yourself is not at all easy, but if you do this, then your life and the life of those around you will become much better.