grace - noun - elegance or courtesy shown by goodwill
Although abstract, grace comes in different sizes and colors. For instance, at the apex, there is divine grace, enormous in stature and phosphorescent with white light. Then there is grace under pressure, corpulent as Hemingway himself and again, like Hemingway, ruddy in complexion. At the base, there is just grace itself, or hmmm, let's say Princess Grace (to be punny) donning purple velvet. These times call for Grace under Pressure.
Since I am pretty much already there, what comes to mind relative to grace under pressure is Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. In case you did not read the novella in middle school, a threadbare Cuban fisherman, protagonist Santiago (Christ figure) decides to have one more go at catching the biggest fish in the Caribbean before he hangs up the rod forever. Although he inevitably fails to preserve the trophy, he never loses his equilibrium in the battle to obtain the prize. In short, there is an elegance to his tenacious composure: grace under pressure.
Currently, grace (any form of it) is not easy to achieve. Some believe that complacence and selfishness have replaced refinement and affability. I disagree to an extent. We all have the capability to embrace what was once highly valued in the past. It just takes the desire and effort to do so. Maybe we can make grace trendy again? It's worth a try.
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