The Red Pill Is a Definite Gift of the Mentor

Gregory Bear: Why do we listen to these stories? He says the magic gift is so one most memorable parts of the story. The journey and the gift that is givenfor winning is not winning a lottery, but serving one's fellow human and making the world better.Bear: Imagine there are tribes in which young people aren't taught how to channel their energies into serving society. They're instead channeled into self-aggrandizement ongto not a very cohesive tribe.