Book I of Samuel Chp. 16-END

Courage of the Small

There are different ways in which one can be “small”. Small in size. It could be said someone has a small brain, for being naïve or foolish. Linked somehow to the one just mentioned, you can have a small morality.

The problem with society is how “small” values or no values at all, are connected to a small person, to a child. A child could be said innocent, but maybe the child is courageous beneath, more than some adults. Girls act girly, but maybe be as strong as boys sometimes.

Cause one tall person can turn to be careless, and mean, as one small person can have the strongest values—not like space would lack…

We can see this kind of irony in some of Samuel’s chapters, where David, the youngest son of Jesse, is the only one with enough courage to defeat Goliath, a giant warrior from the enemy side.

David is even capable of defeating the warrior. As small, he wasn’t very physically strong, nor was he muscular enough to be able to dominate Goliath. Instead, he uses his courage and so much strong morality and self-confidence, and—as much of us wouldn’t do—trusts on God completely.

Because of trusting, because of having all his strength within his soul, David is fully concentrated and is able to defeat Goliath.

The lesson we are able to learn is that no matter who you are, how old are you, sometimes you’re able to succeed in things that others wouldn’t dare think about. This is why it is good to be original, and find an area you are stable with. There will always be a value, or feeling, favoured by each one of us.