WHO WE REALLY ARE

Previous Article | Back to Go Fourth Index | Next Article

Once upon a time there was an orphaned tiger-cub. His mother and father had been killed by hunters and the tiger-cub was found by a herd of goats and raised with their young to believe that he, too, was a goat. One day, the goats were out in the jungle, grazing in a clearing, when a great tiger---a king tiger---appeared. His fierce roar terrified the goats who ran off into the surrounding jungle. And the little tiger cub---who thought he was a goat---found himself all alone in the presence of the king tiger.

At first the tiger-cub was afraid and could only bleat and sniff in the grass. But then he discovered that although he was afraid, yet he was not afraid: at least not like the others who had run off to hide. The king tiger looked at the cub and let out a mighty roar. But all the cub could do in response was to bleat and sniff in the grass. The great tiger king then realised that the cub imagined himself to be a goat and so he took him by the scruff of the neck and carried him to a pond. On the clear surface of the pond the cub would be able to see that he was like the great tiger. When he saw their images mirrored side by side, however, the cub simply bleated goat-wise, not understanding what was happening.

The king tiger made one last effort to show the cub that he was not a goat but a tiger. He put before the cub a piece of meat. At first, the cub recoiled from it in horror. But then, coming closer, he tasted it. Suddenly, his blood was warmed by it. And the tiger cub, who had thought he was a goat, lifted his head and set the jungle echoing with a mighty roar.

Having discovered who we are, let us, as Christians, set the world echoing with the roar of the Good News.

These pages are maintained by Geoff Riley.
If you have any queries or comments about the Chester Cursillo pages, please feel free to email cursillo@arcturus\.geoffandcarole.co.uk.