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It seems that one of our needs as a group of people, and also as individuals, is to create Heroes, Leaders, Gurus and Celebrities. At first, one may suppose that it is because of their personal greatness, the above human qualities that they possess. But deep down, I wonder if this need we have of hero worship, is to give us the feeling that we, may somehow have the possibility to become that which they are, ourselves...

Within all of us, it seems that there is an inkling, the idea that our lives matter, that we are somehow of importance. That we are someone special. That we have some hidden talent, gift, or quality within us that will one day be noticed, and then shine for all the world to see...
By looking to, and upholding these dynamic individuals who have the qualities which we want to find in ourselves, I have the suspicion, that we feel some hope. Hope that we too will soon find our magic, and transform our lives into a grand masterpiece....

If you think about it, we all tend to model our lives after them. We read their books, listen to their stories, follow their programs and buy their products. We look to them for the answers and we take their words as gospel truth.. Often defending them, in the face of all opposition, until the brutal, bloody end.

Perhaps we think, "If I could just find out what the magic formula is, then I could finally crack this thing. I could finally release myself from this cage and set myself free. Free to live the life that I want. Free to be who I truly am. Free to do all that I want to do. Free to live the life that I was born to live."

But, is that true? Will looking to the life of another as the answer to all of our questions, be that which brings us to our own conclusions of life? Will the key of that who I am looking up to, necessarily be the same key that fits my lock? Will their truth, be the key to open the door to all it is that I dream?

If you stop to take a look at the life of these people we hold in such high esteem, if you look at how they came to know their truth, (which they so often tell us about) we begin to realize that they themselves, came to be who they are, by arriving at their own conclusions as to what "truth" meant.

The answers which they hold and we seek, came to them from having walked their own path, making their own journey and experiencing life for themselves, in their own way..

And if you truly listen to the core of their message, you begin to realize they are telling us to do the same..

We, like all those who have risen to great heights before us, can only do so by finding our own wisdom. If we are to find strength, courage, clarity, determination, and faith to be all that we are, then we must (and can only) find these qualities within ourselves.

In the search for the answers to our questions, we all have a silent voice within us, guiding us along the path. However, to hear this voice, we must quiet the voices of all others who would try to direct us and lead us along the way.

It is without doubt, that we each have our own path to walk, and every single one of us have been equipped with our own internal compass to guide us along our journey.

That which we search for and seek in others, is already, and has always been within us. Once we begin to quiet the endless noise of opinions, facts, statistics and experiences of others, we can begin to find that, within the peace of silence, it is our inner voice, our personal guide which speaks loudest.

And when we begin to follow that, we will always know the right way....