https://youtu.be/lw5AIGWf2TY?si=fE9mKrp8Z-e9chai&t=278
[4:38] “I am the son of immigrants who came to this great country to build a better life for their children…. And while the fall of the Twin Towers during high school certainly called within me an action to serve, my calling to become a Navy Seal was for embarrassingly simple reason. …. I wanted to be a superhero…. I wanted to be like the incorruptible, self-reliant Batman fighting injustice.
But in the extreme environments I’ve spent my life as an adult, I learned that the solo hero myth is dangerous….True strength is found in recognizing you cannot do this alone….
This taught me my second lesson. True superpowers don’t require us to put armor on. They require us to take our sarmor off.
Remember the overview effect I talked about earlier of how looking at our planet from space can give a macro view of our shared physical existence and that sense of unity it brings. Empathy is the micro view of that same phenomenon. And extending grace and understanding to others is how we recognize our shared emotional existence and begin to build human connection which leads to bridges.
Learning this forced me to reexamine other virtues I thought I had understood like loyalty. As a young [Navy SEAL], brotherhood meant absolute unconditional loyalty. Today I realize that placing unconditional loyalty in humans fallible by nature is an impossible burden. Our unconditional allegiances are best reserved for our shared ideals to moral and ethical values…. Because whether we are navigating the vastness of space, setting our sights to the moon or Mars, or facing the uncertainties of tomorrow right here at home. It ultimately comes down to treating each other with respect and kindness. It is precisely during these times, hard times, that our character matters most…..
No matter what new technology comes our way or how much AI takes over, there is one thing that it will never be able to replicate. Integrity, humility, trust. These aren’t just lessons I want my own children to live and learn. These are lessons I am still actively trying to live out. They are our moral compass, our north star….”
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