A lion was taken into captivity and thrown into a concentration camp where he found other lions who had been there for years, some of them all their lives, for they had been born there. He soon became acquainted with the social activities of the camp. Lions banded themselves into groups. One group consisted of the socializers; another was into show business; another was cultural, for its purpose was to carefully preserve the customs, the tradition, and the history of the times when lions were free; other groups were religious ...; some groups attracted those who were literary and artistic; others were revolutionary ... Every now and then a revolution would break out, one particular group would be wiped out by another, or the guards would be killed and replaced by another set of guards. As he looked around, the newcomer observed one lonely lion who belonged to no group and mostly kept away from everyone ... his presence aroused fear and self-doubt. He said to the newcomer, "Join no group. These poor fools are busy with everything except what is essential." “And what is that?”’ asked the newcomer. "Studying the nature of the fence ..."