Can Walking Away be Courageous?

Can Walking Away be Courageous?

 It is undisputable that 20 year old Marisol Valles Garcia's decision to take on the job of Police Chief for a Mexican border town where drug-related killings are commonplace was courageous.  But what of her decision to quit and seek asylum in the United States?  Â

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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty."

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Swallowing her pride, accepting her limitations and admitting a mistake had to be among the many difficulties Garcia contemplated when making her decision to abandon the position. Â Perhaps it took one kind of courage for Garcia to accept the job, but another to leave it behind. Â Do you believe Garcia's departing her position was an act of courage?

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