Inner Bravery
Misfit was the looner rejected by his family. His brothers, sisters, and cousins were always playful, interactive, and social. On the other hand, Misfit always wanted to be alone; if he ever wanted to play, it was with the teenagers. However, the teenagers constantly bullied and rejected him for being the smallest in his family.
He was always the last in everything and was rejected even by his parents at one point.
In his early teenage years, he met a kid named Dreamer, younger than him, social, friendly and brave, who got along well with everyone in the Misfit’s family. Misfit didn’t care; he only wanted to protect him as much as possible.
Dreamer’s mom got sick and was unable to take care of him. They didn’t have anyone. Just a mom with her kid trying to survive.
Misfit probably saw something of himself in Dreamer, a friendly loner, not by choice but by circumstances.
They became inseparable. Misfit was always looking out for his friend Dreamer, and if anyone tried to bother his friend, there were consequences because he would’ve fought even with his family members if it was necessary to protect him. He never had that connection with any member of his family. They were great friends. Misfit always cared for Dreamer, ensuring he was always alright while his mom was recovering.
Soon after, an unexpected change happened. One night, all of them went out. There was a fight where some got hurt, and one died. Dreamer disappeared that night, and everyone searched for him for days, even his injured mother. He was never found. Maybe while running from danger, he got killed.
Besides losing his best and only friend, Misfit was once again alone; his friend was no longer around. His friend was gone. It was hard for him to bear the pain, but he was strong.
Misfit started to establish a connection with his brothers and cousins, trying to restore the broken bond and rebuild a relationship that was never there. Slowly, he began to connect with one of his cousins. He knew it was necessary to have close bonds to survive.
One by one, his brothers and some of his cousins were dying. It was like he knew all along what was going to happen. He probably just wanted to give Dreamer and the other members the last goodbye before their death.
Misfit was learning a lot from life through lessons. He was powerful, protective, admirable, caring, respectful, intelligent, fast, and the hope and salvation for his whole family.
After being rejected, bullied, misunderstood, the last, and close to death many times, he never gave up, even in the most challenging times and always fought for his life. Misfit proved himself to be a self-made, strong, and king of territories with a beautiful family who greatly loved him.
I must say that the struggle was worth it. He probably wouldn’t be who he was without all the lessons. He was being prepared to prove himself and be rewarded. He had everything he could ever imagine, if not more: a beautiful family and happiness. He was loved and respected.
There is a to learn from Misfit. Life is short. Even though life seems like hell in difficulties, we better enjoy every little of it, be strong, and stay positive even during tough times. Always hoping for the best because we don’t know what may be around the corner. And even if others don’t understand us, we still should do our best to understand, love and support ourselves and do what’s in our hands for others. Doing the opposite doesn’t fix anything or get things better in any way.
Let’s never give up on ourselves. Let’s breathe to conquer our kingdom. Let’s live as an example of how the true self comes alive. Let’s use all the obstacles as a power tool to achieve our goals.
This post was inspired by a documentary about lions, “The Misfit Lion Cub.”
