Lion’s den?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="insofar">insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lair">lair</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resting">resting</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>. <span word="Lion">Lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="vigilance">vigilance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="abode">abode</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="lions">lions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> – <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>/<span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="Mere">Mere</span> <span word="contemplation">contemplation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="frightful">frightful</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>, <span word="naturally">naturally</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>?</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="den">den</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cubs">cubs</span>.”</p><p><span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="proverb">proverb</span> <span word="replaces">replaces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ethos">ethos</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p>
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