I was born in a CAGE . At the beginning there was darkness and i couldn’t see anything around me , i could only hear noises . When i firstly opened my eyes there was still darkness , but later i learned that this kind of darkness is called night .

I was born in a small place like a box , but later they took to another place to grow a little bigger than my first box , but STILL box . After my eyes opening , i could see around me and that was very cool , i didn’t want to hear noises only anymore .

This box i lived since my DAY 1 , has something like a fence at the end of it , so i couldn’t walk many steps and go wherever i wanted . The other thing i remember is that during the day light many creatures that later i learned that they called humans , were outside this fence and looked at me , making loud noises sometimes .

After my birth i didn’t see again my mum . Some other humans with funny uniforms were coming in this box i lived and feed me . I was eating much and i was growing fast . Now i can stay on my 4 feet for many hours and walk making circles in my cage .

I cannot go outside it and i can only walk , strech and do what i want to do in the restrict area of this cage . This fence i saw when i was a baby , is called railing and it keeps me INSIDE this restricted area all day and all night . I don’t know if i like it , or NOT .

I was born inside it and i don’t know what else is outhere , but i know this :

Sometimes when the weather is sunshine and good i want to take a walk OUTSIDE this cage “as hell” , but the bars won’t allow me . And this , PISSES ME OFF .

But I COMPROMISE with it and i try not to think of it .

Now i’m a grown up “person” and the humans with the funny uniforms are more rigorous with me . They give me more food , but they are coming many times of the day in my cage forcing me do several things . Sometimes to stand on my 2 feet than my 4 , sometimes to jump inside some circle rings , sometimes to run and stop when they ORDER me to do .

All these “things” , they trained me to do , many times i do them , in front of many spectator other humans who are outside my cage very excited . While i’m giving the show , they are laughing , yelling , clapping , making flashes with some machines they have on them and stuff like that .

My keepers with the funny suits , when i MAKE A GOOD SHOW they give me more food for reward and a couple of days off , without the usual training . I suppose they should think that these “bonuses” will make me a little more happy , but they DON’T .

I NEVER liked these “things” , this situation , but what can i do ?

I DON’T have the power to change anything and i stoop my head and COMPROMISE . I just compromise and DREAM . Yes , i dream many times during the day , but mostly at nights .

I dream of what there is outhere , outside my cage . I dream of all that is happening outhere and i cannot participate , because of this “damn” cage” and iron fence that keeps me , restricted . You know ONLY these big dreams keep me alive and optimistic , because there are days that i feel so WEAK .

There are days that i feel life LEAVING ME . There are days i don’t have mood to do nothing , i just want to seat in my cage and dream of BETTER DAYS for me . But what can i do ?

I’m just a TIGER giving shows for people and live in a cage , the cage i was born .

Except these very sad days and nights , there are are some moments , DIFFERENT . There are some moments that don’t last long , but there are so STRONG . These moments i feel a FIRE inside me , very DEEP inside me . I feel like a wild animal(!) , like a king .

I make circles around my cage and i feel that if i WANT to , i can demolish these iron bars , like chopsticks and go outside , FREE . I feel so strong , i feel like a wild beast . To tell you the absolute truth , i LIKE these moments very much !!!!!!!!!!

It’s like someone is “calling” me to go to places i’ve never gone before . It’s like someone is calling me to BE MYSELF , because i’m sure that my life’s purposes aren’t , giving silly shows to people and “earn”some silly clapping .

But WHY i’m not escaping from this CAGE ?

Why don’t take the decision to demolish these silly iron bars and go outside FREE ? Maybe because they’ve convinced me that these iron bars are so tough , strong and stronger than me ?

But i see them and they don’t seem so tough . If i WANT TO , i can dissolve them with only one hit with my feet , without even put all my strength on them .

And why not do all that NOW these night moments i dream with my eyes open , seing the bright full moon ? Yes , i’ll DO IT NOW !!!!!!

NO tomorrow or another day , but NOW . I get close to the iron bars , i give them one hit and they are GONE . The iron bars are gone , permanently and for good .

I put out of my cage my first foot , being a little(?) afraid and nothing is happening . I put out my secong foot , my third , all my feets and wow .

I’m OUTSIDE my cage for the FIRST TIME in my life .

JESUS , it feel SO GOOD . I start to walk away from my cage and i never look back .

I start to walk with my tiger’s 4 feet and as i walk away from all this , i raise on my TWO FEET and i start to run as fast as i can !!!!!!!!

MIND , SOUL and HEART cages are the worst enemies you can find in life , but you know , a tiger is always a TIGER !!!!!!!