Huwezi: Regaining Confidence

Hey...Fuli here..yeah..well..Im here to tell you about a time Kion hung out with me to try to get to know me and it was a..how shall I say..odd time..ill tell you all about it.

2 months after I arrived,I was laying on the grass on a hill when I heard someone's throat clearing.I turned and saw Kion there.

Oh!Hi Kion! I said to him and he smiled.

Hey,Fuli..how are you? Kion asked

Im good and you? I asked

Better than ever..Just got done eating with my family. He then put down a dead Rabbit.

I can hunt by myself,Kion..but thanks. I said to him and ate the rabbit,but I had an unconfident look on my face as,like I said,moved into the pridelands only 2 months earlier and was still relatively young,as both me and Kion were approaching our 5th month alive.Kion noticed my look and sit next to me.

What's wrong? he asked and I frowned with a saddened look.

I don't know what to do,Kion..my mother is gone,my dad's a murderer and I can't survive without food or water...Im not good for anything at this point. when I said the last part,Kion's eyes widened.

Fuli,don't say that!You are good for something..you had the bravery to confront my dad and convince him to let you stay despite you being an outlander at that point and your speed outmatches everyone else's...fuli..you are good..you just need to know when to capitalize on those abilities.. Kion told me and I felt some confidence come back.Kion came up with an idea.

how about I tell you about the circle of life? Kion suggested and I raised my eyebrows

the circle of life?what's that? I asked and expected a angry reaction,but kion didn't get mad,knowing about what goes in in the outlands.

Well..come with me Kion told me and we started walking

while we were walking,Kion spoke..

Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance..as a pridelander,you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures..from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope. Kion explained,teaching me what Simba taught him.

But Kion,don't we eat the antelope? I asked

Yes,Fuli,but..when we die,our bodies become the grass and the antelope eat the grass..and so we are all connected- Kion began,but I finished in a whisper

In the great circle of life.. I finished and he nodded.

Background doesn't define who you are Fuli,your choices do..that's why you must respect the creatures and not break the circle of life.. Kion said and my confidence came back fully.

Thank's Kion.. I said,then licked him,causing his face to turn red.

No problem He said while smiling,then walked away,leaving me alone...