What is the value of bravery when your actions are foolish?

Q: What is the value of bravery when your actions are foolish? :
A: Bravery is not worth much when those actions make it foolish, an example from the book is when Juan was playing games with those boys and betted he could hold on the longest while the train road away. But he knew what he was doing was ridiculous but because he was trying to prove to boys that he had just met only weeks before that he was brave. Which was useless and wasted his time and made him go through something he didn’t need to go through. This is because he ended up running after the train and tripping and falling… making him miss the train. Now he is forced to run on the tracks instead of waiting for the train for another 2 weeks. His bravery got him is this predicament which made him run after the train for miles while he suffered with thurst.

Q: How does sacrifice influence/impact the family? :
A: Many people live for their families, many would give up their happiness to make their family happy. For example, say you mom wants you to be a nurse but what makes you happy is play soccer, and you want to be a professional, but becuase your mom really wants you to be a nurse your going to do it because it will make your mother happy. Also many people will sacrifice for their family without thinking twice. Like in Rain Of Gold. After Juan makes the foolish choice of playing with those boys and misses the train. Later he finds his mother begging in the streets; he overhears what people say about her calling her basically "an old ugly begger". This is significant because Juan's mother a proud, strong woman. He never imagined seeing him mother this way. How would you feel seeing your mother, the person who has taken care of you your whole life being disrespected and on the streets putting her pride and honor aside just so your family can survive? People do crazy things for their family especially so they can survive.