<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The hero's journey becomes socially valuable when... > The hero's journey becomes socially valuable when the person returns with something usable. Pain alone is not the gift; the gift is the language, method, warning, practice, or companionship created from having passed through it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Start Where You Are — Action, Encouragement, and Decentralized Thought Leadership - Workbook|Start Where You Are — Action, Encouragement, and Decentralized Thought Leadership]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The hero's journey becomes socially valuable when the person returns with something usable. Pain alone is not the gift; the gift is the language, method, warning, practice, or companionship created from having passed through it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-heros-journey-becomes-created-having-passed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->