The Road of Trials

You are walking on a long path where you have to solve puzzles and jump over puddles to keep going. It is like a video game level that gets a little bit harder with every step. You hear the clatter of rocks under your shoes and the sounds of new friends helping you. You smell the earthy scent of mud and the sweat of hard work. You taste a sour lemon that makes your eyes water but keeps you awake and ready. You feel the muscles in your legs getting stronger and tighter as you climb. You see many different signs and challenges along the way.

The road does not get easier. You get stronger. Every puzzle you solve is a muscle you did not have yesterday.

The Road of Trials consists of tests, allies, and enemies designed to deconstruct the hero's ego. Challenges strip away reliance on old habits and force development of new skills and resilience. Characterized by Iterative Learning: each failure and success provides data calibrating the approach to the Supreme Ordeal. The training ground for the soul.

SOUND: Rocks clattering under your shoes and friends calling out.

SMELL: Earthy mud and the sweat of hard work.

TASTE: Sour lemon that makes your eyes water but keeps you awake.

TOUCH: Muscles in your legs getting stronger and tighter as you climb.

SIGHT: Many different signs and challenges along the way.

BODY: Heart pumping fast: you realize you can do more than you thought.

Music: Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley

Part of The Hero's Journey — MYTHOLOGY — Education Revelation