Recklessness Is Closer to Bravery Than Cowardice

Let us talk about Don Quixote, a heroic poet in an absurd world.

He pieced together a suit of armor from ragged cloaks, and rode his gaunt horse to fight across the land.

You may laugh at this absurd old man who takes windmills for giants.

Yet if a real dragon should appear, he would charge forward without the slightest hesitation.

This aging knight, with his out‑of‑place valor, defies the numbness and indifference of the world.

His merit lies not in what he conquers, but in his refusal to be tamed by reality.

In a world without castles or dragons, he chooses to carve out a battlefield with his fantasies.

When everyone tells you to face reality and stamp out your impractical illusions,

Don Quixote declares: True heroism is not to defeat the arrogance of the world, but to preserve the innocence within your heart.

Even if no one believes in your windmill‑giants, even if there is a huge gap between ideals and reality, he will act upon his aspirations without delay.

Though the tale of the old man and the windmills is fictional, the spirit of the knight remains real even today.

Some sing unheard tunes at subway entrances; some send whistle‑blowing letters exposing wrongdoing in company group chats.

Beneath all these ill‑timed acts, there may dwell a modern‑day Don Quixote, busily assembling his own suit of armor.