Twain’s definition makes room for fear inside courage instead of treating the two as opposites. That matters because waiting to feel unafraid can become another form of waiting forever. Courage may arrive with an uncertain outcome and no feeling of readiness. Its presence is revealed less by how calm we feel than by the relationship we choose to have with fear. We can listen to what fear is telling us without automatically giving it the final vote. What would courage look like if fear were allowed to come with you?