Porthole

Gun to my head?

Describe a time when you exhibited bravery.

What's being brave? I'll be amused to see how others handle this prompt.

Some of my friends and family think I'm brave to travel around the world. I don't think so.

Was working and living in inner city neighborhoods brave? Nyet. Not in my book.

Going to school away from home and then going further and finally living in another country when I was 21? Nope. Stupid maybe (because I wasn't prepared) but it wasn't brave.

Maybe when I picked up a hitch-hiker in the city. He put a gun to my head... well that's what he said. I stalled and drove into a driveway and honked my horn. He asked why. I told him the truth... it was the police station. He bolted out of there as fast as he could.

Another time I was being forced to drive towards a dark and lonely place... once again I stopped at the Cop Shop and got someone out of my car. The guy wanted to rough me up. But... he decided to run off.

Two incidences over many years. Was I brave? No. Just level headed... a rare trait for me.

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