The speaker discusses the significance of identifying heroes and rulers in human history, as it provides a sense of direction for our evolution. He suggests that perhaps our current lack of heroes only represents a temporary lull in a broader evolutionary cycle.
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The host and guest discuss the human need for heroes and how we are hardwired to search for rulers and heroes. They also touch on the importance of signposts in the human evolution.
In this podcast episode, the speaker reminisces about a photograph of himself and Ali capturing a unique experience, as reported by Bob Lipsight in Time magazine.
The speaker reflects on his unexpected friendship with someone he considered to be a hero from afar, and how it has gone beyond that to a deep sense of connection and kindness. They even wrote a book together and the hero inscribed it with the words "my friend, my writer, my hero" to the speaker.