[…] What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions.

And she brought up one of her cubs: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

Ron’s links:

• If you would like an example of an Allegory, see Pilgrim’s Progress.
• Recommended reading: Journaling, by Steve Pavlina.