24th Dec 2017, was one of those magical days of my life that i will never forget. We were out for a holiday, and this time our location was Kanha jungle, Madhya Pradesh (India).
Kanha is known for tiger sighting and hence we choose the destination. On 24th afternoon, we were in the jungle and it was one of those lazy afternoons when the entire jungle seemed to be sleeping… so much so that after spending almost an hour there we were in the mindset that animals must be taking a nap and we must also hang around and probably pray – animals would be up by 4ish…
All this conversations were happening around 3.30pm, and suddenly we see 100 meters away – a Tiger walking into our direction. He was calm, focused… He was walking as if no body was watching him… and he kept walking. We were lucky to experience his glamorous cat walk for almost 2 mins.. post which he walked on to the left side and sat on a log, licking it. I don’t know what was on his mind but he seemed to have had a great lunch and was in a mood to relax.
Post which he sat up and started thinking something… and after few mins he walked away on a dry lake and in no mins he was out of our sight.
My learnings
- Believe in Oneself. We should stop judging ourselves constantly
- When we believe in oneself, we will actually be able to walk/ dance as if no one is watching us.
- Courage is a by product beliefs.
- Glamour is a by product of Courage
- Tiger is the animal that for me signifies Courage, Glamour, Grace, Power, Self-Belief.
