It's a Good Mashal :)

The bronx zoo once decided to bring to its rare animal exhibits a almost extinct species of a tiger. Since this tiger was supposed to be a huge attraction and its species was almost extinct, the zoo decided to build it a huge habitat so that it would be comfortable in its new home. As all construction goes, it ran a bit late, and when the tiger finally arrived at the zoo, the habitat still had a two more months left to go... so with no other choice they had to put the tiger into a vacant 12-foot cage.

The tiger was very not happy with this set up and he angrily started to growl and march back and forth across the cage. As the weeks went by, the growling slowly subsided and the marching turned to more relaxed pacing, yet the tiger never stopped to walk back and forth across the cage.

Finally the habitat was ready and the day of the big ceremony came. The zoo officially welcomed the tiger to the public and brought it to its brand new, state-of-the-art, 2000 sq. foot home. They put the tiger in the cage and it started walking, but then after 12 feet he quickly turned around and walked another twelve feet the other way, and again he turned around, back and forth just like he had done in is old cage.

There tons of lessons from this, but the one that popped into my mind first, is this must be what the Rebbe meant when he said Moshiach is here - open up your eyes. We must be just like the tiger that still thinks he's in his twelve foot cage. Yes, the tiger may not be back in his native Africa - so no, Moshiach hasn't yet come in his entirety.

But we're one step there already, out of the cage - lets not be fools and start pacing. The Rebbe said the world is ready for Moshiach - there's no need to be scared to tell them!

courtesy of Musha Karp some months ago :) thanx mush!