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opportunity to observe humanity at our best: those who strive to cure diseases, who seek peace and endeavor to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He noticed that it wasn’t possible to categorize these amazing people by race, religion, gender, social class, faith or economic background. His realization was both simple and profound. Any one of us can be a hero; it all comes down to our internal code of conduct and our choices.
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Admiral William H. McRaven is the bestselling author of Make Your Bed and Sea Stories. I thoroughly enjoyed both of those books, so I was excited to discover he had published another book, The Hero Code. 1977 was a major year in William McRaven’s life; he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and joined the Navy SEAL(s). For the next 37 years, he traveled the world as he served his country. During his career, McRaven viewed and experienced the worst that we humans can inflict on others: war, cruelty, indifference and more. Over those same years, McRaven also had the
According to Admiral McRaven, the Hero Code is comprised of 10 virtues: courage, humility, sacrifice, integrity, compassion, perseverance, duty, hope, humor and forgiveness. In The Hero Code, he shares the stories of everyday heroes whose lives exemplify these virtues. You might think that you can’t ever be heroic like the folks in this book, but McRaven assures us that we can build those character traits in our own lives to the point where those virtues become the infrastructure of our character. Each of us can be a hero. As a matter of fact, heroes are everywhere. Let’s make our world better.
