I watched a comedy skit recently that had me laughing out loud and thinking deeply.
The comedian asked: “Who crowned the lion king of the jungle?” The teacher who taught it? The author who wrote it? Did any of them consult the jungle… or the lion? 😂
Truth is, many things we believe are just hand-me-down assumptions. We chant them like hymns without asking basic questions: Who said this? Why? Is it even true?
Take the lion. Yes, it roars loud and walks with swagger. But king? Hmm. As a child, I was team Elephant all the way! I simpy admired the elephant, massive, intelligent, peaceful, and not out there picking fights for fun. The lion felt to me like a glorified gangster. 😅
Interestingly, my brother felt the same way growing up. We never talked about it at the time, but while watching the comedy skit together, we both realized how we had shared the same feelings back then. Something about the whole lion business just never sat right with us. 🐘 > 🦁
It’s funny but revealing: Our world is full of “lion narratives” of things we’ve accepted because someone, somewhere said so. "That's just the way it is." But is it?
From job titles to social norms, power structures to gender roles, it's healthy and necessary to question the stories we inherit.
Curiosity isn’t rebellion. It’s how progress starts.
So next time someone says “the lion is king,” just smile and ask, “Says who?”
Because sometimes, the real king has been quietly minding his business all along. 😄👑
Sola Adeyegbe
#QUESTIONEVERYTHING #ELEPHANTFORKING #THINKFORYOURSELF #CROWNWITHPROOF #TRADITIONSWITHATEASPOONOFSALT #JUNGLEJUSTICE
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