Forti et fideli nihil difficile.
(Motto)

For the brave and trustworthy, nothing is difficult.

(pron = FOHR-tee eht fih-DEL-ee NEE-hill dif-FIK-ih-leh)

Comment: Finally, this proverb is probably right. In the end, for a human
being who has not been turned back in life by his/her own fears, and who has
proven that he/she can be trusted (and this includes that he/she can trust
him/her own self), life would not seem to be difficult.

But, I think it’s the appearance that we are judging. By definition, a brave
person is one who is not turned back by his/her own fears. That does not mean
that they are not afraid. And so, in their experience, life is as difficult as
it is for anyone else. Fear can be paralyzing. We call “brave” those who find
a way to keep moving in the face of their fears.

By definition, a trustworthy person demonstrates some qualities of stability, of
responsibility and accountability that are so predictably present that others
can count on him/her. More importantly, I think, the person has come to learn
that when she gives her word she knows that she will follow through. He knows
that when he makes a commitment, he is going to show up for it. That does not
mean that when the alarm clock rings, or when the deadlines loom just ahead, or
when it’s show time that the trustworthy person doesn’t also feel the stress,
the nausea, the sweaty palms. It just means that they produce, anyway.

Here’s the real secret, as I see it. When I have been able to pull off bravery,
or being trustworthy (and I don’t often), it has only come AFTER I can say to
myself—I am really frightened. I really don’t know if I can do this. But,
there is something important about doing this (for myself and for others), and
so, let’s try. The end result may appear that this was easy. Moments of
bravery and being trustworthy, though, come very often after long nights spent
in hell.