Eye of the Tiger

The Tiger

William Blake

Tiger, tiger, burning bright,
In the forest of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, and what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
When thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand forged thy dread feet?

What the hammer? What the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dared its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did He smile his work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright,
In the forest of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

In dense forest, behind the foliage its eyes cut the darkness. Its silent slow walk commands respect and admiration. With its power to focus on the present moment and its mind free from distractions, it is able to gather all their skills to get what it wants. No matter the distance to be traveled, no matter the obstacles to be overcome, it has the strength and the patience to strategize and seize opportunities that arise to attack. When it put its foot in water it creates a ripple, which is the creative force. Thus, their presence affects your immediate environment and sets everything in motion.

It has a power that emanates from its fiery orange coat. Beautiful, elegant and majestic. It is comfortable in its skin. Confident, courageous and independent, it goes without stopping toward its goal. The orange and black color reflect the polarities of light and darkness, revealing the intrinsic duality of his whole being, as in the Yin and Yang principle, where all things are balanced by the equal opposite halves of one whole. So the Tiger teach us the importance of balance.

As a young, the tiger learns to contain its energy in its claws and muscles, releasing this source only when circumstances warrant. Thus, at the time of a single pulse, its slow pace and harmonious turns into a concentrated burst of energy, the jump of the tiger. This energy can be seen in its eyes and in its quiet and studious behavior, which may intimidate others, like if the eye of the tiger were able to peer into our souls. But as we get into its eyes, we perceive only the burning desire to experience the full complexity of life and adventures. When they mature and gain confidence in itself, the tigers reveal its most exuberant side, it is to be free to explore and venture.

Thus, the tiger instinctively recognizes the time to start new projects and it jumps with all its strength in the world with great self-awareness, reaching its full potential. It knows to sift through the past to discover ideas, habits and thoughts that survived its purpose and can be useful in its new venture. At maturity, the tiger learns the value of the timing of the surprise attack and the gift of contemplation, not wasting energy so impulsive and precipitate in fruitless hunt. It learns from experience listen its inner voice that instructs it to jump when the time is come and stay in lurking when it is not.

Lonely hunter, the tiger knows its prey and enemies. Territorials, it defends the center of its home range. Intelligent and calm, the tiger defines who can enter to its space. When its enemies are present, the tiger attacks without the slightest pity. If its fury and anger are provoked, it attacks until the end, never surrender.

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