“In science, one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry it is the exact opposite.” This was said by Paul Dirac, a person who, like me, was born in the year of the Tiger. The tiger is one of the twelve animals in the Chinese lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar, every year has an animal, like the tiger, for example, and every twelve years that same animal comes up again. Depending on what year you were born in, you will be born with the personality and the attributes of that animal. I do believe in the Chinese lunar calendar to a certain extent. In fact, I would say that the Chinese horoscope is 90 percent true about my personality and me and is more accurate than the western horoscopes we have today.
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 The tiger has a very distinct personality with many opposite attributes. The tiger’s emotions are almost always to the extreme. Whenever a tiger is irritated or upset, it really shows you that it is upset. The tiger will be stubborn, obnoxious, selfish, and downright unreasonable. You should take care not to get the tiger angry for it loves revenge and will not stop and think before it acts. Be careful not to ignore or keep the tiger waiting for these are just two of the many ways to make the tiger furious. From this description of the tiger you may think that the tiger is not someone you want to be around but if you catch the tiger on a good day, he or she will be the one who you will always want to be around. When the tiger is pleased and delighted, the tiger makes everyone around it feel the same way. Full of vivacity and bubbling over with life, the tiger’s smile could brighten up anyone’s day. It’s caring nature and its love to help anyone in need make the tiger an excellent friend.
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 There are many traits that the tiger has and that I also have in my personality. There are three features in the tiger’s personality that, I was amazed to find, are exactly the way I am in terms of personality. I am extremely quick tempered and I tend to speak my mind a little more than I should. Often I talk back to my dad, which gets me in quite a bit of trouble. A lot of the time my dad and I have different views on many subjects and when people have different ideas than I do and then try to persuasively, yet harshly, convince me into what they believe I get agitated very easily. However, as the first sentence in this paragraph suggests, my quick temper and quick tongue are not the only things that are alike between the tiger and I. I adore kids and animals. Tirelessly, I am forever trying to convince my dad to let me get another dog, eventhough I already have a cat and two dogs. Still, I want many more. When I get older I would like to have as many animals as my income will allow. Not only do I have affection for animals. I exceedingly fond of kids and I imagine that kids are fond of me to. Often, I baby-sit when I am in the USA and watch the children with pleasure and smile at their little actions that always mean so much. Once again we come to yet another faulty bit in my personality. When I start to feel the slightest bit ignored, I get intensely aggravated as I do not like to be left alone or even to feel alone. It is something that I can not really deal with and something that I don’t ever want to deal with. Many times I am talking with a bunch of friends and they are talking and I can never seem to get a word in. It makes me feel upset and aggravated and I feel like I want to scream whenever I feel that way, but instead of saying something like most people, I ignore people back which is not the best way to handle it.
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 Though it may appear so far that all of the tiger’s features are shared with mine, they are not. The tiger actually has a huge ego and demands respect and awe from every one it knows. That, however, is not me. I do not think that I am better than others, and I can name many people who are better than me in various things. Also, I consider myself modest. I do not admit my “talents” to anyone no matter how much they insist upon me accepting them. Another trait that the tiger has and that I do not have is the unreasonable space in the tiger’s personality. Though I am stubborn in what I believe to be right I will listen to reason and what others say though I may not follow what ever the other person thinks is right. That is just not the way I am, stubborn, just like the tiger.  It may be that as a tiger, I am stubborn but I certainly am not fearless like one.  I happen to have many fears and the one that may seem very strange to people is that I cannot go into any sort of water if I can not either see or touch the bottom. This unusual fear leads to another fear that I have, sharks and any sea creature crawling under my feet. When I am in water where I can not see the bottom I am always afraid that something will come up and either bite or sting me.
 I am not terribly proud of some of my tiger traits and some of them, I wish I had more of, such as vivacity or the love of life. Generally, I do really enjoy life I would just like to show it more. As I am always slightly hesitant about what I say or do, I would like to have more confidence in that area. Vivacity is something that I would like to add to, but my hasty decisions and selfishness are things that I really would like to get rid of. Many times, I make plenty of hasty decisions, which get me into trouble. Before I speak or act, I want to think and reflect on my actions before actually doing them. In addition, I tend to be selfish and when I get something new, I want it for my self and not wanting anyone else to have the same thing, as I want it to be mine and only mine.  Now, I would like to be more caring and giving by sharing more of everything I have.
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 So as you can see, the Chinese horoscope is 90 percent true about me and my personality. The tiger is fiery, unpredictable, a person who speaks his mind, who is fearless, and who also has a sensitive side. Even though I am quick tempered, hate to be ignored, and have humanitarian instincts, not the entire tiger horoscope is true about me. I do not have a huge ego, I’m not unreasonable, and I’m certainly not fearless. All these different characteristics of the tiger’s personality may be opposite but when they come together they form a very intriguing and fascinating person.