← Back to Friday Drops
👑

Cardboard Crown

Some wear a crown of cardboard and expect obedience. But cardboard is not a throne.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Authority Liberation

Metaphorical Narrative

He struts like royalty.
In his mind, he is king of the earth.
Every thought he thinks is a decree, and every silence from you is rebellion. He expects subjects to read his mind and bow before unspoken commands.

But look closer. The crown isn’t gold. It’s cardboard. The throne is plastic. The kingdom crumbles the moment you stop playing along.

His face is serious — but the theatre is obvious.

Core Insight

Some people live inside the fantasy of absolute authority, where others exist only to obey. The trick is subtle: if you treat their cardboard crown as real, you become a subject in their play.

But sovereignty doesn’t come from costume. Their crown is theatre, not law.

Saturday Experiment

  1. The next time you sense someone expecting silent obedience, pause.
  2. In your mind say: “That crown is cardboard.”
  3. Picture it folding, flimsy, unable to command you.

Sunday Reflection

  • How did your body shift once you saw the crown as cardboard, not gold?
  • Did their seriousness still hold weight, or did it feel like theatre?
  • Write in third person: “He/she once thought they faced a king. But then they saw cardboard, and walked free.”