It always takes courage to do the right thing!

Courage is not simply one of the virtues,
but the form of every virtue at the testing point. ~ C.S Lewis

Virtue is behavior showing high moral standards. A couple of examples of virtues are acceptance,honesty, caring, hope and so many others. As stated by C.S Lewis courage is not only one of the virtues but in order for you to fulfill each virtue, you need courage. It takes courage to be honest even if you know you are going to get into trouble. You have to choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing. Doing good, and pursuing Christ-like character, is not easy but worth it. What really counts is when you continue being merciful or generous even when it is risky, dangerous, and possibly to your own disadvantage. To be merciful, loving or generous for example, takes courage in the world we live in today because the world's standards are so much lower than God's standards for us. Here is a little of my story and how I had the courage with multiple virtues:

A few years ago I had hoped to have a family one day with both of my sisters living with me. Once I got separated from my youngest sister I lost that hope. My middle sister and I moved around together for a while, and the last house that we lived together wanted to adopt both of us. I had this feeling inside me saying that I want a family but this isn't them. I found the courage to be honest with my social worker and told her I didn't want to be adopted by this family. I eventually moved in with my family now, but at the time they were just another foster family. I found acceptance in not having both my siblings living with me, but that took a lot of courage to admit to myself. After about six months living with my family I told them that I wanted them to adopt me. I had the courage to tell them that knowing that I will never live with my sisters again. After moving around so much I eventually lost that hope of wanting to have a family with my two sisters, but my parents gave me my hope back. so, in this case the courage to be honest got me the family I have today.