Principles by Ray Dalioby Parker on TwosA hero is someone who found or achieved or did something beyond the normal range of achievement and who has given his life to something bigger than himself or other than himselfHero’s don’t begin as hero’s, they just become them because of the way one thing leads to anotherThey start out leading ordinary lives in an ordinary world and are drawn by a call to adventure. This leads them down a road of trials filled with battles, temptations, successes, and failuresThey overcome their fear of fighting because of their great determination to achieve what they want and they gain their special powers from both battles that test and teach them and from gifts that they receive from othersHero’s inevitably experience at least one very big failure that tests whether they have the resilience to come back and fight smarter and with more determination. If they do, they undergo a change in which they experience the fear that protects them without losing the aggressiveness that propels them forwardWith triumph comes rewardThe hero’s biggest reward is the special knowledge about how to succeed that the hero has earned through his journeyThink, don’t followWe are a tiny and shortlived part of a remarkable system and its both good for us and the system for us to know how to interact with it wellPain is nature’s reminder that there is something important to learnSatisfaction of success doesn’t come from achieving your goals but from struggling wellBeing strong is better than being weak and struggling gives one strengthThe happiest people discover their own nature and match their life to itOur purpose is to evolve and to contribute to evolution in some small wayGet the most out of each unit of effort you put in