"Sugarsea, I give you this life for whimsy."
Leadership will weigh on you from every side, and it can start to feel like severity is the only way to be taken seriously.
Don't let that harden you entirely!
Even the wisest cats prize a little nonsense, and a clan is bound by more than the code- it's held close by shared warmth and joy in each other's company.
Hold on to the way young eyes see- the world is large, strange, full of things to explore. The real voyage of discovery is not in new ground, but in seeing with new eyes.
A leader who still knows how to be surprised will see dangers sooner and possibilities where others see only walls, anyway!
Stay alert, but not grim. What bends with the current stays rooted when stiff limbs are stripped away.
Without moments of lightness, even a strong clan can start to feel like only a structure to keep instead of somewhere to belong.
