Talk:Mufasa/@comment-30070528-20170929015150/@comment-31633345-20170929154015

Mufasa surely wanted to not discourage his son, especially with Simba refusing to take responbility as king. He loved his son enough to not say what would hurt Simba's feelings and aggravate his shame. Simba would have been quite confused is this the truth or am I being tricked a second time. Nala's the pride member who helped Simba understand the big problem accurately, while Rafiki thoughtfully says enough to help some of Simba's courage return. It's after Nala and Rafiki spoke to Simba did he accept his place as king, with a goood gain of confidence.

That's one essential way to be careful with what the truth is, sadly there are times the truth hurts emontionally, just like there are also times the truth sounds insane. We have to be careful with speaking the truth for both reasons, plus who is safe enough to share the truth with, which depends on the subject. Some true facts we need to be patient about, and wait for the right moment. In The Lion King Mufasa wanted it to be clear to Simba that even if it's hard you should still listen to your conscience.

Some learn better independently. Who you are in personal stuff does a lot with your conscience, follow your heart, let your consceince be your guide.