The LAMB and The TYGER

When I first read the two poems separately, I thought "The Lamb" would all be about godliness and all the spiritual reflections. "The Tyger" as of a violently cruel nature and all the furious stuffs about it. Disengaging myself with the assumption I had, I think the lamb in the poem speaks of an unstained lamb, unblemished, undefiled and chaste lamb. And the tyger as an experienced, sophisticated one.

The Lamb from the Songs of Innocence and the Tyger from the Songs of Experience seemed to contrast each other. But considering the fact that the two poems were created with the same poet seems to untangle my bewilderment on what the two really meant. Do they really contrast or do they co-exist?

For me, they co-exist. It like that life gives meaning to death. More so, to be emptied in order to be full. The two poems lived together without conflict despite its differences. It is that innocence gives meaning to what is experienced and in return experienced gives meaning to innocence. The one exist to give purpose of the other. It is like having balance to everything. Have you ever imagine yourself always happy?, no problem, but do you feel contented with that? It's like looking for something to spice everything up. It is from purity comes the maturity of an individual. Life would be so boring if everything happens smoothly and always satisfies us. If this is so, would we still appreciate the beauty of life's challenges and trials, would we still know God if we do not have any problem?

The one may not be as pleasing as the other but they supplement each other. They gave each other the drift and their purpose. The two co-exist not to refute the other but to create equanimity, harmony and peace.