Originally broadcast on CHED radio - Date unknown

I am a cat fancier. I like the whole cat family, from the backyard tabby to the giants of the jungle. I was therefore most interested in an excellent article which is appearing now in 

Life magazine, concerning the life and hunting habits of the Indian Tiger. There are contained in the publication some fantastic photographs and facts on tigers. One fact really impressed me and stuck with me. We all assume the tiger to be probably one of the supremely skilled hunters. Well the startling fact of the matter is this. A full grown tiger, who is not a wanton killer but kills only for food, usually tries from 20 to 30 times to make his kill before he is successful. Imagine, the supreme hunter of the jungle has that high a rate of failure, and yet he never gives up. What a lesson for you and me; those of us who quit after the first failure; those of us who are so discouraged because we go a day without a sale; those of us who assume that because one course is close to us, that another doesn't exist. Unlike the great hunting tiger, we lack the tenacity to hang on; to try again and again and again until we meet with success. Instead we lie down and give up on the chase for rewards and blame circumstances, bad breaks, and everybody else for our failure. Or perhaps I'm being unfair. Perhaps it's just that we are not HUNGRY enough; perhaps we don't WANT strongly enough. Well no one can do anything about that but YOU. Also can put a tiger in your tank my friend, but YOU, only YOU can put a tiger in your THINK.