Punch the Monkey is an example of the old Big Tent Society we used to be a part of before the fractionation and micro tribes (H/t @ZeitvilleMedia). Many people are sharing stories about this monkey. Mostly positive. What does this monkey represent? That furry little dude represents our collective urge to share in the Hero’s Journey.

Abandoned by his drug addicted young mother, left to fend for himself. Rejected and alone and isolated. He was bullied and mugged by macaque street thugs just because he was different. The Keepers tried everything to comfort Punch. Hand feeding, rocking him gently to sleep, getting him a PS5 with an advanced version of GTAVI. But nothing could fill the void of his traumatic upbringing. But just when we thought all hope was lost and the likelihood of Punch becoming another statistic another victim in the underbelly of Monkey Mountain enclosure in Ichikawa city Zoo in Japan, enter the IKEA plush orangutan named Oramama.

We’ve seen his tests, allies, and enemies. Crossing the threshold into becoming a member of a new tribe. A new beginning. Will we see a resurrection? His road back, to where the momentum shifts and he return home with the elixir, proof of his new found strength, family and hope? WE can only hope. Keep going, Punch.