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\u201cDon\u2019t fight him like a wolf! Fight him like a MAN<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of us are confused about who we are<\/strong><\/h5>\n

These wise words come during a fierce battle from the brave black panther, Bagheera, to his young charge, man-child Mowgli, in Disney\u2019s live-action film, The Jungle Book<\/em>. The special effects were gorgeous and bigger than life, and the story was funny, sweet, scary, and satisfying.\u00a0 I LOVED IT!<\/p>\n

Who doesn\u2019t know the classic Kipling story? As a toddler lost in the jungle, little Mowgli was rescued by the big cat who entrusts him to a family of wolves. His wolf parents are brave and caring and Mowgli has become \u201ctheirs\u201d, an adopted member of the pack. He grows up in the jungle, swings on vines, and lives peacefully with all the other animals.<\/p>\n

But Mowgli is often troubled; although welcomed by the wolves and part of their family, he walks on two legs (not four), has attributes that set him apart, and talents they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

He can weave ropes, draw water from the stream with buckets he made from half-shells, and figure out ways to get the high-hung honeycombs that his big bear-friend, Baloo, can\u2019t reach.<\/p>\n

Mowgli is a man, not an animal<\/strong><\/h5>\n

They call Mowgli\u2019s human skills his \u201ctricks.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 Mowgli wants to fit in, but he knows he\u2019s from the tribe of Man\u2014feared by most of the jungle residents\u2014and not an animal like them. The movie poignantly shows that, despite his being different, he is well-loved by all.<\/p>\n

Well, not all.<\/p>\n

One day the evil tiger, Shere Khan, with vile hate for Man and particularly for Mowgli, arrives in the jungle to hunt Mowgli down. Shere Khan tricks and terrorizes the other animals with his cruel prowess, leaving death and fear in his wake.\u00a0 No one can stand up to the brutal bully!\u00a0 But when Mowgli learns that Shere Khan has killed his wolf Father, he gets the courage to take on the terrible tiger.\u00a0 In a terrifying showdown, the other animals stand with Mowgli and together they advance, barking, growling, and howling.<\/p>\n

Little Mowgli also howls like a wolf and runs bravely toward the tiger, but his faithful protector\u2014Bagheera the panther\u2014steps in front of him and pins him down.\u00a0 Bagheera knows that little Mowgli will be easily crushed unless he draws on his unique skills as MAN.<\/p>\n

A good friend will help us be our true self<\/strong><\/h5>\n

With his hot panther breath in the boy\u2019s face, Bagheera urges quickly and sternly, \u201cDon\u2019t fight him like a wolf! Fight him like a MAN<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mowgli immediately realizes he needs all his human \u201ctricks\u201d to outsmart the tiger and he jumps back into action in a much different way than the wolves.\u00a0 I won\u2019t tell you anymore. Go see it.<\/p>\n

And my point is? We are all very different in our natural temperament from others; we should embrace, respect, and value the gifts in those differences.<\/p>\n

I have written and taught about the classic “Four Temperaments” for decades.\u00a0 My mother was a gentle, peaceful Phlegmatic<\/em> and I wanted to be like her, but I was a rowdy Choleric<\/em>. I wanted to fit in with the rest of my family who were serious Melancholies<\/em>, but I was a lone, silly Sanguine.<\/em> They sometimes yawned and laughed at my \u201ctricks\u201d and for years I carried confusion and shame about it.<\/p>\n

The truth of your temperament will free you<\/strong><\/h5>\n

But I found freedom in these truths: whether introvert or extrovert, optimist or pessimist, wild and energetic, or calm and careful, we are all unique reflections of something of the goodness, beauty, and truth of God himself.\u00a0 We complement and need each other!<\/p>\n

Want to learn what your greatest temperament \u201ctricks\u201d are? \u00a0Buy the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read More HERE<\/a><\/strong> or take a Quick Test HERE<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

How about a fun and informative Day of Retreat<\/a> to help improve all<\/em> your relationships?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,71,69],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFight Like a Man! - Rose Sweet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We're born with unique temperaments; if you don't know and love your own, you may exhaust yourself trying be like others.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rosesweet.com\/fight-like-a-man\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fight Like a Man! - Rose Sweet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We're born with unique temperaments; if you don't know and love your own, you may exhaust yourself trying be like others.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rosesweet.com\/fight-like-a-man\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rose Sweet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-15T13:58:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-06T00:36:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rosesweet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/junglebook_t2_cms2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"638\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"425\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rose Sweet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rose Sweet\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fight Like a Man! 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