The lady who spoke began with a story about a zoo in Argentina. It wasn't a fancy zoo. It was a dirty zoo. And it was a petting zoo. At least inasmuch as you could PET THE LIONS. The reason why this wasn't dangerous (well...it was probably still dangerous) was because these lions ("kings of beasts" she called them) had been trained since birth to cower to these annoying yappy dogs who would nip at their heels whenever they flicked their tails or shook their manes.
We have yappy dogs at our heels, too, she said. Dogs that keep us from living up to our potential and being happy in life. And she listed a few: lack of confidence; incomplete knowledge; the thought that it is "too hard, too far, or too much"; and feeling unworthy or beaten down by life.
Her message was the same for each doggy annoyance: take your massive, king-of-beasts-ly paw, and swipe those tiny things aside! "Chase 'em away," she said, "you're the king of beasts." You don't have to pay attention to them. You are so much bigger and so much more powerful than that.
I decided to be braver and do something new. It is something that will be hard for me, but really, not that hard, and it will make me better. I'm not such a cool and fancy lion, but that doesn't mean I can't push away one yappy irritation at a time. Indeed, I never was a fan of those types of dogs.
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