So we can deduct that heroism is only necessary, if one drives one's moral basis and principles from aspiration. But if this is the case, a heroic character also becomes mandatory, since it is due to the manifestation of such a trait, that one can put others into movement, which will allow a collective advancement. Aspiration comes from within the individual, as opposed to pressure coming from the exterior society, which means that it is not 'beyond' the individual. One might argue that pressure could also be the base of the principle that motivates a person, as it is one of the sources of morality. Yet, in fact, if one's acts are driven from pressure there is no change involved, so there is no need for heroism, thus the individual is not a hero. It should be noted as well, that in Bergson's discourse, development is associated with the notion of creation. Creation has a traditionally positive connotation, so if change is creation, and creation is valuable, this means that the only principle that is beneficial is the one that comes from within (aspiration), since this is the one that triggers progress.
The principle that drives the hero has to come within according to Hegel as well. He says that the "ideal" that resides in the exceptional individual (the hero) has to be "the most intimate part of his existence", it has to constitute "the basis of his character, of his way of being and feeling". The ideal appears through the immediate form of their own feelings, passions and natural dispositions, so it is a part of them. However, the ideal that manifests in the hero exists in itself, the individual being only its medium of expression through which the world receives it. This means that the ideal, which is at the basis of the hero's principals, is implemented by the hero, but it comes from the exterior, from above, so it is beyond the hero himself. Yet, as it constitutes the core of the hero's identity, it is appropriated by them, it becomes a part of them and it is experienced by the hero as a morality within himself.