Can you teach a zebra to be a lion?
…Probably not anymore than you can teach a lion to be a zebra.
One thing is for sure though, we humans aren’t born lions or zebras.
We’re born as mostly blank slated creatures filled to brim with potential.
And sure, some of us might be born with more zebra tendencies and others with more lion characteristics.
But, we aren’t born lions or zebras.
The thing about potential is that it’s malleable. It can be worked, cultivated, and changed. We get to choose what kind of existence we want to lead.
If we tell ourselves we’re zebras—so shall it be. But, we can also train ourselves to be a lion and slowly our roar will come to be. If we’re not aware of our potential and how malleable it can actually be…
We’ll end up just becoming the creature society tells us to be…
And we might live an existence that feels out of place… not quite right… lackluster or uneventful… mismatched or frustrating… lonely and like our herd is forever missing…
…And what a tragedy that would be.