Do lions believe they are king of the forest?

“The subconscious mind is one million times more powerful in processing information than the conscious mind. Also the subconscious mind controls our behavior about 95% of the time.” Dr. Bruce Lipton

We sometimes describe the lion as a creature that is the king of the forest.  The Cowardly Lion of the movie Wizard of Oz tried his best to talk himself into this royal position if the Wizard of Oz would only give him courage.  The above quote indicates that our behavior arises from our subconscious and so the little bit of "positive confession" that the Cowardly Lion did would be of little impact on his behavior.  I would suggest he get intouch with his inner lion instead. 

If 95% (probably more) of a lion's behavior arises from its subconscious then king-like behavior is inherent in the very genetic/biologic nature of the lion.  The further 5% (probably less) of king-like behavior then comes from the learned behavior passed on by other mentoring lions.  What we observe and then describe in our metaphor "Lions are king of the forest" arises primarily from what I will describe as grace - a gift not earned but received.

My application of this to the human experience is to say that human life is a gift of the Creator in a much more profound way than we understand.  We live, move, and have our being primarily by grace - this 95% of subconscious autopilot given to us in our creation.  The little bit we learn and give ourselves credit for is by comparison a very small thing.  We are foolish to boast, comparing our tiny bit with others tiny bits, and thinking we are so great.  Creation and it's gift of life humbles me!