Dr. The Leaping Koala_ my journey in life # 8_ Why The Leaping Koala?

Several people told me they liked my Steemit username and I am very thankful to them for that.

The reasons I am thankful are:

~1- They were honest, outspoken and they took the time to say it.

It is possible that many more people liked my username but they did't take the time or were not sure if they should say it. It is also possible that only those who told me did, and no one else. I am not hurt by those who didn't like it or didn't say anything, but I am delighted by those who did and I wanted to thank them.

~2- The Leaping Koala is the best metaphor that represents a summary of my life reality.

Maybe you know (or not) that Koalas are known to sleep most of their lives. When they wake up they feed on plants (Eucalyptus plant for example) that are low in nutrients, and are toxic to many other life forms if ingested in high quantities. Nevertheless, courageous Koalas eat loads of this plant as their primary source of nutrients, even though they get little to no energy from it. And whatever energy they get is barely enough to sustain their life and basic needs (feeding and mating) and nothing beyond. That is why they spend most of their life sleeping and they are sedentary or move slowly when they are awake.

Similarly, my life back in Saudi was like that! The teachings of extremest “Wahhabi Muslims” that was fed to us “Saudi people” throughout our lives are so toxic to human psychology that it made us give up on living, especially women. We are constantly controlled by fear, shame and guilt to the point that we have no more energy to think, question or doubt. The toxicity of the teaching induces a state of brain coma, where resistance is limited and life is sustained by mechanical power for the sake of surviving only. Very few people, if any, are aware that they are asleep and trapped inside a social and religious nightmare. Even when I first came to Canada, I was still in a trance state, not yet fully awake. But When I woke up, I knew I wanted to change that type of life and I wanted to change it quickly.

That was when I took my first leap and I will continue leaping forward….

That was when I became THE LEAPING KOALA :D

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