There's a peak within you. A burning rock that you dread. You sometimes approach it, short of breath, legs trembling, convinced that you won't make it. That you're not ready. Not strong enough. Too fragile. And yet... you come back. Always.
A roar awaits you up there. Not to scare you, but to wake you up.
The lion doesn't roar at you. He roars for you. He calls you to stand up. To remember that you are not only doubts, fatigue, and hesitations. You are also heritage, promise, and sacred fire. He has not come to crush you beneath his power. He has come to teach you to no longer hide behind your fears.
Are you afraid of failing? Of being a bad parent? Of loving badly? Of not measuring up to those who came before you? Good. Because it is there, in that burning fear, that your courage is born. The real one. The one that doesn't make a noise, but keeps you standing when everything is shaky.
The lion on his rock isn't waiting for you to take his place. He's waiting for you to sit by his side. For you to realize that you already carry the mane within you. You didn't steal this fire. It was passed on to you. Through the silent gestures of a father. Through absences filled with love. Through the trials you've endured.
So... what do you do with this fire? Are you still hiding it, or are you ready to offer it? Not to impress. To convey.
🔥 Wear the Lion T-shirt . Not as a battle cry, but as a torch. A symbol that your courage is born from your fragility, and that you no longer need to wait for permission to shine.
📘 And keep The Invisible Life in your library. Not to remember. To remind you, whenever you doubt, that you were forged in silent love and in the fire of transmission.