In nature, the law is clear: the young must be protected.
Across every species, from the forests to the oceans, from the skies to the deserts, a primal intelligence governs the behavior of mothers. Even under threat of death, they will fight, flee, or sacrifice themselves for the sake of their young. This is not philosophy. It is instinct. It is the pulse of life itself.
The Universal Mother
A lioness will face down a rival male twice her size to shield her cubs.
A bird will feign a broken wing, leading predators away from her nest.
A mother bear will become a ferocious storm if anything threatens her cubs.
An elephant herd surrounds its calves during migration, forming a moving fortress.
A mother octopus guards her eggs without leaving to feed, slowly starving herself until the hatchlings are born.
Even the smallest creatures follow this code – rabbits dig intricate tunnel systems to hide their young.
Kangaroos tuck their babies into warm pouches until they are strong enough to face the world.
Dolphins, intelligent and intuitive, form protective rings around their calves when sharks approach.
This is the first law. The sacred imprint. Life protects life.
The Human Disconnection
And yet, something happens in the human world. Somewhere between mind and fear, control and culture, trauma and history – this law gets broken.
Some mothers, trapped in their own cages, begin to prioritize their survival over their children’s safety.
Not because they are evil. But because their instinct has been interrupted.
Unlike animals, humans can override instinct with thought. They can normalize abuse. They can internalize unworthiness. They can bond with their captors. They can believe that enduring pain is love, and that obedience is peace.
But a child, like all young creatures, still needs the same things: safety, warmth, nourishment, presence.
A safe nest. A fierce guardian. A soul that says, “You matter more than my fear.”
The First Wound
When this law is broken in childhood, a wound opens that’s hard to describe.
It’s not just neglect. It’s not just abandonment.
It is a fracture in the foundation of trust.
The child doesn’t know why the protection is missing.
They only know that the world feels cold. That safety isn’t guaranteed. That love can hurt.
And like all young animals – if left unprotected – they either hide, grow disconnected, or die.
Returning to the Law of Life
To heal is not just to forgive. It is to remember what is natural. To reconnect to the ancient law. To realize: you were always worthy of protection. You were always meant to be sheltered, held, defended. And even if your mother couldn’t protect you – because she forgot her instinct, or lost it – you can now begin to protect the child within yourself.
That is where the cycle breaks.
That is where healing begins.
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