The lion in me

Everything I like has a reason. Although sometimes, I didn’t realise the reason till later. But it does have a reason. Unlike the things I don’t like i.e. I can hate one thing for no reason.

Wizard of oz. I have no idea where to start or how. I’m sure u know the story. About a girl finding the way home. About meeting people along the way. I like the story bcos of Dorothy, but there is something else in that story appeals to me now, than just Dorothy and her quest of finding the way home. In the story, Dorothy with her dog, Toto, walk along the Yellow Brick Road, and meet the Scarecrow, the Tin man, and the Lion of which each of them followed Dorothy to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow wants to get a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion courage.

And that brings me to another story of a girl who was about the same age as me, some 10 years ago. How that little girl, alone, scared and confused, find the courage to go on in life. She was just a girl, and yet she was forced to deal with the hard cruel truth of life. The story has huge impact in my life. I was so touched by the story, and I found myself remembering about the little girl whenever I need the courage to go on.

And when I knew I had to travel to a place 10 000miles away from familiarity, I suddenly hit the urge to find something that can remind me of that little girl and her story. How she go through that dark moments in her life. She survives, bitting her share of cruel life before her time. I knew, that one day, when I am alone, scared and confused, I need be reminded how that little girl find the courage to go on. How that little girl survive. And she was just a little girl then.

I was born under the zodiac sign Leo, which means 'lion' in Latin. Thus, lion means loads of different things to me. Not that I know, lion is a symbol to courage [or according to Wikipedia, its accompanying animal], but I really like the idea of having a lion teddy. Something that is rare-liked by others. And so, my search of a lion teddy starts until I found him in KLCC. And so he travels with me 10 000miles away from familiarity. And his name is Lion [with a capital L].

And I was right. I need to be reminded. Of that little girl. And her story. And her courage.

But, I was so blessed to be reminded again when I was given another lion teddy by a friend. Just in time. And I named it 'Panglima', echoing my 'Srikandi' [same case, different reason] nick.

Say what u want.

For some reason, the word LION may just mean another wild animal to you.

For me,

It means, that little girl. Her story. Her courage.

That little girl is me.

Her story is mine.

Her courage is still mine. Hopefully.


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