What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done when no one was watching? – Interesting ask from the daily prompt.

Comparing any difficult thing I’ve done to what a lot of people do in terms of bravery isn’t right. Those who work in the medical field or police and firemen. Those are brave people. Our service men and women, those are brave people.

I wrote about a few personal incidents that a daily prompt asked about bravery years ago, so I won’t repeat that. I thought of the time I spent caregiving but that isn’t bravery, it’s just humanity.

I was with both of my parents alone when they left this world and that was difficult.

The answer is probably simple and the same for a lot of us. It’s dealing with mental and physical pain. The kind that hurts, that only you feel and absorb and hide. To those in pain, you have my respect and sympathy. And I hope you are free of it in the future.

Below are a few shots of what I think of when I see bravery. People who made great sacrifices. I found a lot of them one day at the WWII Memorial in DC many years ago.

WWII vets are known as the Greatest Generation. My parent’s generation.

I don’t think we learned enough important lessons from them, or we wouldn’t be in the position we are in today.

Bravery is very difficult to remember for some.

Bravery can come in small packages.