Modeling Future Heroes
A Practical Application of Human Values
Developed from studies of the Tuskegee Airmen Legacy and the twenty-one heroes of peace.

The Four Levels of Giving

• Level-One Giving: Giving to others instinctually as a gesture to help insure basic needs (food, shelter, safety), to attract a mate, to enhance self-esteem, or to establish trust among peers and/or enemies. Giving to others or to a benevolent cause with the intent of receiving thanks and/or recognition in return.
  (The Curse of Being Human by Jack Soules)
   
• Level-Two Giving: Empowering and authenticating your value system by: (1) not allowing your behavior to be influenced by the negative behavior of others (2) treating the indignant with dignity (3) showing respect to the disrespectful (4) excelling for those encouraging your failure (5) performing with excellence for those believing you incompetent (6) creating positive change, not through criticism, but from your repeated examples of excellence for others to follow.
  (Tuskegee Airmen)  Passive Excellence
   
• Level-Three Giving: Giving to or coming to the aid of strangers, anonymously, without recognition or reward, while only receiving satisfaction from within.
  (Hal Reichle and SSSSH)  Ego-free compassion 
   
• Level-Four Giving: Committing yourself in a crisis, without regard to consequences, to: (1) defending or protecting another’s human rights and/or dignity (2) fighting for the right to defend and protect your adversaries (4) sacrificing or placing in jeopardy your life, health, or safety for the possible benefit of another (3) standing alone, if necessary, in defending righteous values or principles -  “…marching into hell for a heavenly cause…”

(The Tuskegee Airmen, other heroes, and Sparrow Village) Self-Actualization Engagement

Developed and Copyrighted © Roger F. Cram, July 2006, from his studies of the Tuskegee Airmen Legacy and other heroes of peace.