Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fragile matrimony?
William Blake was an Eighteenth Century poet concerned with the social injustice dealt to children in Britain. His two collections, “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience,” illustrate the contrast between the world of adults and that of children in the predawn of child labor laws.
Tiger Woods began his career young, but he is old enough now to sing his song of experience, yet wise enough to know not to sing it very loud. Being quiet sometimes helps. If a police officer says, “Give me your driver’s license,” you better give him or her your license. Tiger Woods, however, leaves unanswered the question, “On what wings dare he aspire?” He does not have to say anything and sometimes that is smart. Sometimes you do not have to answer all the questions.
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