With each new entity that rises to greet us, so comes a new assessment of worth. Just as we come to appreciate each aspect of our own being and see the merit in those that aid us, we find that each entity gleans a new type of resource. The understanding comes to us that with each challenge faced, the opportunities to conquer it lie hidden within the world around us, and our metamorphosis into the hero we imagine lies in seeing the resolution to the puzzle of resources before us.

            Part of our journey toward heroism is the journey inward, where we find that still point in our souls that lets us know that all things are as they should be, giving us the innate ability to find the true, and as yet unseen, value in all things. With this great gift, we are able to truly appreciate the grand resourcefulness of life and the brilliant tapestry that comprises our journey through it.

            Progressing upon our Hero’s Journey, we come to a point where we must face our greatest fears, those which reside inside of us and have fooled us into thinking that they are actually a part of us. As we approach the climax, having conquered many a challenge, these specters return to us whispering their vile diatribe into our ears, filling our minds with doubt, and barraging us with attacks upon our self esteem. At the height of our journey, when we feel most strong, that is when we are most greatly attacked. And though we have glimpsed the hero within, we falter in the face of this new challenge.

            However, the hero is not judged by how many times he falters, but by how many times he rises from it. Though we are attacked and assailed by every remnant of memory from times past that taught us bad lessons of our worthlessness, that attempt once again to overcome us with despair, the sword of our spirit has been sharpened and tempered. And in the inmost cave, where all of our worst fears conspire to overcome us, we stand brazen and bold, knowing without doubt that we surely do have the strength to overcome anything.

Even our greatest fears are without merit as False Evidence Appearing Real. It is here that we must realize the potential of Forgiveness as we apply it to the person that we were. It is here that we realize the true meaning of Reincarnation, as we are reborn from the ashes of our former selves. It is here that we realize Salvation, as we conquer the demons of our past with the full knowledge that even in our inmost cave, the Light of Truth shines brightly. We are, each of us, heroes inasmuch as we are capable of believing It to be.