we evolved because it’s what we can do it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do
it’s what we should do Today Tomorrow forever
raise your hand if you’ve recognized any
raise your hand if you’ve recognized any of the following names katniss everdeen
of the following names katniss everdeen
of the following names katniss everdeen odysseus harry potter siddhartha you may
odysseus harry potter siddhartha you may
odysseus harry potter siddhartha you may have read about them in the book or
have read about them in the book or
have read about them in the book or maybe saw them to film their wizards and
maybe saw them to film their wizards and
maybe saw them to film their wizards and hobbits huntresses heroes but they all
hobbits huntresses heroes but they all
hobbits huntresses heroes but they all share a single trait they’re all heroes
share a single trait they’re all heroes
share a single trait they’re all heroes and the funny thing about heroes is that
and the funny thing about heroes is that
and the funny thing about heroes is that no one’s born one you all have to earn
no one’s born one you all have to earn
no one’s born one you all have to earn that title and it’s no small feat but
that title and it’s no small feat but
that title and it’s no small feat but the prize is well worth it do we have
the prize is well worth it do we have
the prize is well worth it do we have any heroes in the house today
any heroes in the house today
any heroes in the house today ok so today I have the honor of sharing
ok so today I have the honor of sharing
ok so today I have the honor of sharing with you the secret path to becoming a
with you the secret path to becoming a
with you the secret path to becoming a hero if you accept this call to
hero if you accept this call to
hero if you accept this call to adventure you will earn your superpowers
adventure you will earn your superpowers
adventure you will earn your superpowers but with great powers come great
but with great powers come great
but with great powers come great responsibility so if you follow along
responsibility so if you follow along
responsibility so if you follow along with me on this path you will be charged
with me on this path you will be charged
with me on this path you will be charged with having to save the world so do you
with having to save the world so do you
with having to save the world so do you accept all right let’s do it so we’re
accept all right let’s do it so we’re
accept all right let’s do it so we’re gonna start by going back in time about
gonna start by going back in time about
gonna start by going back in time about 1.8 million years to be exact back then
1.8 million years to be exact back then
1.8 million years to be exact back then humans lived as hunter-gatherers roving
humans lived as hunter-gatherers roving
humans lived as hunter-gatherers roving bands of 30 to 50 individuals tied by
bands of 30 to 50 individuals tied by
bands of 30 to 50 individuals tied by blood and kinship and now these bands
blood and kinship and now these bands
blood and kinship and now these bands would roam different territories looking
would roam different territories looking
would roam different territories looking for sustenance and every individual was
for sustenance and every individual was
for sustenance and every individual was crucial for the survival of the
crucial for the survival of the
crucial for the survival of the collective so whether you’re out there
collective so whether you’re out there
collective so whether you’re out there gathering plants hunting for meats or
gathering plants hunting for meats or
gathering plants hunting for meats or back home building shelter or taking
back home building shelter or taking
back home building shelter or taking care of the young you were indispensable
care of the young you were indispensable
care of the young you were indispensable and thus as a result everyone was equal
and thus as a result everyone was equal
and thus as a result everyone was equal and thus the Galit Aryan men and women
and thus the Galit Aryan men and women
and thus the Galit Aryan men and women equally of importance and there was a
equally of importance and there was a
equally of importance and there was a flat leadership practice in other words
flat leadership practice in other words
flat leadership practice in other words leaders would arise only in times of
leaders would arise only in times of
leaders would arise only in times of crisis as soon as that challenge was met
crisis as soon as that challenge was met
crisis as soon as that challenge was met powers would be devolved and there
powers would be devolved and there
powers would be devolved and there not to being part of the collective so
not to being part of the collective so
not to being part of the collective so the nomads they travel seasonally
the nomads they travel seasonally
the nomads they travel seasonally finding optimal living conditions as
finding optimal living conditions as
finding optimal living conditions as soon as they found their home they would
soon as they found their home they would
soon as they found their home they would set out small teams out to the unknown
set out small teams out to the unknown
set out small teams out to the unknown in search of sustenance and as one can
in search of sustenance and as one can
in search of sustenance and as one can imagine when you’re out there in the
imagine when you’re out there in the
imagine when you’re out there in the unknown challenges arise a saber-toothed
unknown challenges arise a saber-toothed
unknown challenges arise a saber-toothed tiger might jump at you maybe an
tiger might jump at you maybe an
tiger might jump at you maybe an avalanche would fall maybe you’d run
avalanche would fall maybe you’d run
avalanche would fall maybe you’d run into a rival band who casts spells on
into a rival band who casts spells on
into a rival band who casts spells on you
you
you so the nomads would be there face the
so the nomads would be there face the
so the nomads would be there face the challenge defeat the challenge collect
challenge defeat the challenge collect
challenge defeat the challenge collect the prize come back home to tell the
the prize come back home to tell the
the prize come back home to tell the story and so imagine yourself walking
story and so imagine yourself walking
story and so imagine yourself walking back with a bundle of bananas or maybe
back with a bundle of bananas or maybe
back with a bundle of bananas or maybe the skin of that saber-toothed tiger you
the skin of that saber-toothed tiger you
the skin of that saber-toothed tiger you beat and you’re sitting by the campfire
beat and you’re sitting by the campfire
beat and you’re sitting by the campfire and as we all do embellish the stories
and as we all do embellish the stories
and as we all do embellish the stories of it you know maybe that one
of it you know maybe that one
of it you know maybe that one saber-toothed tiger is now a dozen that
saber-toothed tiger is now a dozen that
saber-toothed tiger is now a dozen that avalanche kept us under for three days
avalanche kept us under for three days
avalanche kept us under for three days and those spells turn us into zombies
and those spells turn us into zombies
and those spells turn us into zombies you know and we tell these stories and
you know and we tell these stories and
you know and we tell these stories and that same pattern would occur we’d head
that same pattern would occur we’d head
that same pattern would occur we’d head out we defeat the enemies come back and
out we defeat the enemies come back and
out we defeat the enemies come back and tell the story head out come back tell
tell the story head out come back tell
tell the story head out come back tell the story campfire to campfire
the story campfire to campfire
the story campfire to campfire generation to generation these simple
generation to generation these simple
generation to generation these simple stories became legends they were passed
stories became legends they were passed
stories became legends they were passed down became our cultural heirlooms
parents would use these stories to teach
parents would use these stories to teach their kids to behave you know if you
their kids to behave you know if you
their kids to behave you know if you don’t clean that room that saber-toothed
don’t clean that room that saber-toothed
don’t clean that room that saber-toothed tiger is gonna get you elders would use
tiger is gonna get you elders would use
tiger is gonna get you elders would use these stories to explain natural
these stories to explain natural
these stories to explain natural phenomena like why the Sun replaces the
phenomena like why the Sun replaces the
phenomena like why the Sun replaces the moon why water falls from the sky it’s
moon why water falls from the sky it’s
moon why water falls from the sky it’s these stories that became the building
these stories that became the building
these stories that became the building blocks of all the great epics that we
blocks of all the great epics that we
blocks of all the great epics that we know and love part of the Canon that
know and love part of the Canon that
know and love part of the Canon that made our shared cultural history from
made our shared cultural history from
made our shared cultural history from the first one
the first one
the first one Gilgamesh through the Odyssey the tales
Gilgamesh through the Odyssey the tales
Gilgamesh through the Odyssey the tales of King Arthur to Star Wars Harry Potter
of King Arthur to Star Wars Harry Potter
of King Arthur to Star Wars Harry Potter and The Hunger Games but what’s the
and The Hunger Games but what’s the
and The Hunger Games but what’s the common thread amongst all those stories
common thread amongst all those stories
common thread amongst all those stories from that first hunter-gatherer all the
from that first hunter-gatherer all the
from that first hunter-gatherer all the way to Katniss and a word travel
way to Katniss and a word travel
way to Katniss and a word travel Travel is as fundamental a human need
Travel is as fundamental a human need
Travel is as fundamental a human need for us as our need to breathe so we
for us as our need to breathe so we
for us as our need to breathe so we already covered how the hunter-gatherers
already covered how the hunter-gatherers
already covered how the hunter-gatherers would have to move around all the time
would have to move around all the time
would have to move around all the time for survival but even today in our very
for survival but even today in our very
for survival but even today in our very lives and in our most sacred traditions
lives and in our most sacred traditions
lives and in our most sacred traditions Travel plays a role in many cultures
Travel plays a role in many cultures
Travel plays a role in many cultures children become adults the rites of
children become adults the rites of
children become adults the rites of passage like the Vision Quest couples
passage like the Vision Quest couples
passage like the Vision Quest couples transition to married life with a
transition to married life with a
transition to married life with a honeymoon right and even Wars
honeymoon right and even Wars
honeymoon right and even Wars unfortunately have historically been
unfortunately have historically been
unfortunately have historically been romanticized as opportunities for the
romanticized as opportunities for the
romanticized as opportunities for the youth to travel to exotic lands as an
youth to travel to exotic lands as an
youth to travel to exotic lands as an industry travel encompasses 10% of
industry travel encompasses 10% of
industry travel encompasses 10% of global GDP one in every 10 people in the
global GDP one in every 10 people in the
global GDP one in every 10 people in the world works in the travel industry the
world works in the travel industry the
world works in the travel industry the big number
big number
big number travel is hard coded into a cultural DNA
travel is hard coded into a cultural DNA
travel is hard coded into a cultural DNA it’s what connects each and every one of
it’s what connects each and every one of
it’s what connects each and every one of us together as individuals and as a
us together as individuals and as a
us together as individuals and as a collective back in time to our shared
collective back in time to our shared
collective back in time to our shared history it’s no wonder then that United
history it’s no wonder then that United
history it’s no wonder then that United Nations have enshrined the freedom to
Nations have enshrined the freedom to
Nations have enshrined the freedom to travel as part of our Universal
travel as part of our Universal
travel as part of our Universal Declaration of Human Rights ok so now we
Declaration of Human Rights ok so now we
Declaration of Human Rights ok so now we know that travel is the key to becoming
know that travel is the key to becoming
know that travel is the key to becoming a hero now we need to find the map how
a hero now we need to find the map how
a hero now we need to find the map how do we become the hero what’s the path so
do we become the hero what’s the path so
do we become the hero what’s the path so in case anyone has not been paying
in case anyone has not been paying
in case anyone has not been paying attention so far I can’t really see you
attention so far I can’t really see you
attention so far I can’t really see you but now’s the time to listen because
but now’s the time to listen because
but now’s the time to listen because this is your treasure map and it begins
this is your treasure map and it begins
this is your treasure map and it begins with a call to adventure Joan of Arc was
with a call to adventure Joan of Arc was
with a call to adventure Joan of Arc was a 13 year old farm girl in war-torn
a 13 year old farm girl in war-torn
a 13 year old farm girl in war-torn medieval France when she had her first
medieval France when she had her first
medieval France when she had her first vision the angel Gabriel came down and
vision the angel Gabriel came down and
vision the angel Gabriel came down and told her it’s on her to save her people
told her it’s on her to save her people
told her it’s on her to save her people so she answered the call she left her
so she answered the call she left her
so she answered the call she left her farm and she went and did just that
farm and she went and did just that
farm and she went and did just that bilbo baggins had an incredible life in
bilbo baggins had an incredible life in
bilbo baggins had an incredible life in the Shire I mean he had his friends
the Shire I mean he had his friends
the Shire I mean he had his friends there it’s beautiful garden area house
there it’s beautiful garden area house
there it’s beautiful garden area house why leave
why leave
why leave yet when the call came and you had to
yet when the call came and you had to
yet when the call came and you had to return the ring to Mordor you did it
return the ring to Mordor you did it
return the ring to Mordor you did it some of you people you have that just
some of you people you have that just
some of you people you have that just burning itch to leave set out the
burning itch to leave set out the
burning itch to leave set out the adventure me I know I don’t want to go
adventure me I know I don’t want to go
adventure me I know I don’t want to go life’s pretty good right now
life’s pretty good right now
life’s pretty good right now I got an awesome community of people
I got an awesome community of people
I got an awesome community of people around me but the thing is meaningful
around me but the thing is meaningful
around me but the thing is meaningful change can only happen us out of that
change can only happen us out of that
change can only happen us out of that comfort zone and heroes only emerge in
comfort zone and heroes only emerge in
comfort zone and heroes only emerge in the unknown so we answer the call and we
the unknown so we answer the call and we
the unknown so we answer the call and we cross the threshold and there’s no
cross the threshold and there’s no
cross the threshold and there’s no looking back right now
looking back right now
looking back right now this is Katniss leaving the district to
this is Katniss leaving the district to
this is Katniss leaving the district to go to the Capitol and face the Hunger
go to the Capitol and face the Hunger
go to the Capitol and face the Hunger Games right this is Theseus leaving
Games right this is Theseus leaving
Games right this is Theseus leaving Athens and setting out to the labyrinth
Athens and setting out to the labyrinth
Athens and setting out to the labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur and save his
to defeat the Minotaur and save his
to defeat the Minotaur and save his fellow Athenians now if you look back
fellow Athenians now if you look back
fellow Athenians now if you look back you won’t find home any longer so you
you won’t find home any longer so you
you won’t find home any longer so you might as well keep her gaze forward and
might as well keep her gaze forward and
might as well keep her gaze forward and march on until you find the ordeal this
march on until you find the ordeal this
march on until you find the ordeal this is the central challenge that stands
is the central challenge that stands
is the central challenge that stands between you and the prize for some of us
between you and the prize for some of us
between you and the prize for some of us it might be a physical obstacle it might
it might be a physical obstacle it might
it might be a physical obstacle it might even be a live adversary Wonder Woman
even be a live adversary Wonder Woman
even be a live adversary Wonder Woman had to defeat Ares to save the world
had to defeat Ares to save the world
had to defeat Ares to save the world right some of us though it’s gonna be
right some of us though it’s gonna be
right some of us though it’s gonna be internal Prince Siddhartha decided to
internal Prince Siddhartha decided to
internal Prince Siddhartha decided to sit under the Bodhi tree and refused to
sit under the Bodhi tree and refused to
sit under the Bodhi tree and refused to move until he found answers to what he
move until he found answers to what he
move until he found answers to what he was looking for so he sat down in lotus
was looking for so he sat down in lotus
was looking for so he sat down in lotus position close his eyes and decided to
position close his eyes and decided to
position close his eyes and decided to meditate and eventually he achieved
meditate and eventually he achieved
meditate and eventually he achieved enlightenment and became the Lord Buddha
enlightenment and became the Lord Buddha
enlightenment and became the Lord Buddha and some of us have this challenge in
and some of us have this challenge in
and some of us have this challenge in our mind and we know what we’re going to
our mind and we know what we’re going to
our mind and we know what we’re going to be facing plenty of us are just going to
be facing plenty of us are just going to
be facing plenty of us are just going to be on our road and it’s gonna hit us but
be on our road and it’s gonna hit us but
be on our road and it’s gonna hit us but whatever that challenge is I know you
whatever that challenge is I know you
whatever that challenge is I know you will find it and you will best it to
will find it and you will best it to
will find it and you will best it to achieve the prize also known as the
achieve the prize also known as the
achieve the prize also known as the initiation you know the thing about the
initiation you know the thing about the
initiation you know the thing about the prize I’m gonna let you in a little
prize I’m gonna let you in a little
prize I’m gonna let you in a little secret most people think about the prize
secret most people think about the prize
secret most people think about the prize is a hidden treasure something of that
is a hidden treasure something of that
is a hidden treasure something of that sort the truth is and this is a secret
sort the truth is and this is a secret
sort the truth is and this is a secret that’s been held close for generations
that’s been held close for generations
that’s been held close for generations the real prize it’s internal
the real prize it’s internal
the real prize it’s internal hence the initiation it’s a
hence the initiation it’s a
hence the initiation it’s a transformation you beat the bad guy you
transformation you beat the bad guy you
transformation you beat the bad guy you cross the finish line that prize is you
cross the finish line that prize is you
cross the finish line that prize is you as individual becoming the hero it’s
as individual becoming the hero it’s
as individual becoming the hero it’s finding your superpowers so now with the
finding your superpowers so now with the
finding your superpowers so now with the prize in mind you set back for home you
prize in mind you set back for home you
prize in mind you set back for home you think it’s over this is just the
think it’s over this is just the
think it’s over this is just the beginning no no the road home is long
beginning no no the road home is long
beginning no no the road home is long and full of obstacles but the central of
and full of obstacles but the central of
and full of obstacles but the central of obstacles is knowing that the adventure
obstacles is knowing that the adventure
obstacles is knowing that the adventure is almost over you got to go back home
is almost over you got to go back home
is almost over you got to go back home and face the challenges there
and face the challenges there
and face the challenges there because home remains the same fragile
because home remains the same fragile
because home remains the same fragile place that’s beset with great challenges
place that’s beset with great challenges
place that’s beset with great challenges challenges only a true hero could help
challenges only a true hero could help
challenges only a true hero could help solve but you’re changed you are now
solve but you’re changed you are now
solve but you’re changed you are now that hero and it’s on you to be the
that hero and it’s on you to be the
that hero and it’s on you to be the change you want to see Mahatma Gandhi
change you want to see Mahatma Gandhi
change you want to see Mahatma Gandhi left for South Africa and then to
left for South Africa and then to
left for South Africa and then to England where he honed his craft gained
England where he honed his craft gained
England where he honed his craft gained a great education but also saw
a great education but also saw
a great education but also saw oppression firsthand and only there he
oppression firsthand and only there he
oppression firsthand and only there he realized what his role is when he came
realized what his role is when he came
realized what his role is when he came back to India and led his people to
back to India and led his people to
back to India and led his people to independence learning the wily ways of
independence learning the wily ways of
independence learning the wily ways of Hakuna Matata Simba realized what his
Hakuna Matata Simba realized what his
Hakuna Matata Simba realized what his role is so he came back to Pride Rock
role is so he came back to Pride Rock
role is so he came back to Pride Rock defeated Skaar and the hyenas claimed
defeated Skaar and the hyenas claimed
defeated Skaar and the hyenas claimed the mantle of The Lion King and put the
the mantle of The Lion King and put the
the mantle of The Lion King and put the circle of life back in motion see the
circle of life back in motion see the
circle of life back in motion see the path of the true hero’s journey is
path of the true hero’s journey is
path of the true hero’s journey is learning is defeating the challenges but
learning is defeating the challenges but
learning is defeating the challenges but it’s only really when you come back and
it’s only really when you come back and
it’s only really when you come back and applying those gifts at home okay so see
applying those gifts at home okay so see
applying those gifts at home okay so see we traveled quite a bit already Pride
we traveled quite a bit already Pride
we traveled quite a bit already Pride Rock to Hogwarts India to the hmn it’s
Rock to Hogwarts India to the hmn it’s
Rock to Hogwarts India to the hmn it’s Iranian back in time now we’re back in
Iranian back in time now we’re back in
Iranian back in time now we’re back in Santa Barbara
and the funny thing is again these
and the funny thing is again these stories that we know and we love you
stories that we know and we love you
stories that we know and we love you know that taught us right from wrong
know that taught us right from wrong
know that taught us right from wrong I kept us from hours of boredom that
I kept us from hours of boredom that
I kept us from hours of boredom that showed us that if we just look a little
showed us that if we just look a little
showed us that if we just look a little farther on maybe more to this world that
farther on maybe more to this world that
farther on maybe more to this world that we think there is they all follow the
we think there is they all follow the
we think there is they all follow the same basic pattern it’s a pattern
same basic pattern it’s a pattern
same basic pattern it’s a pattern that’s often referred to as the hero’s
that’s often referred to as the hero’s
that’s often referred to as the hero’s journey or the monomyth it’s a term that
journey or the monomyth it’s a term that
journey or the monomyth it’s a term that was popularized by the mythologist
was popularized by the mythologist
was popularized by the mythologist Joseph Campbell and what Campbell did
Joseph Campbell and what Campbell did
Joseph Campbell and what Campbell did was basically boiled down all those
was basically boiled down all those
was basically boiled down all those stories to simple set of stages right
stories to simple set of stages right
stories to simple set of stages right this is your treasure map so whether you
this is your treasure map so whether you
this is your treasure map so whether you have your passport in hand and you’re
have your passport in hand and you’re
have your passport in hand and you’re about to set off across the ocean we
about to set off across the ocean we
about to set off across the ocean we have your bus pass in hand and heading
have your bus pass in hand and heading
have your bus pass in hand and heading downtown to explore our new neighborhood
downtown to explore our new neighborhood
downtown to explore our new neighborhood for the first time it only takes that
for the first time it only takes that
for the first time it only takes that first step that first act to travel to
first step that first act to travel to
first step that first act to travel to sit on the path of the hero’s journey
sit on the path of the hero’s journey
sit on the path of the hero’s journey it’s another question remains will you
it’s another question remains will you
it’s another question remains will you accept a call to adventure thank you
accept a call to adventure thank you
accept a call to adventure thank you [Applause]
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