THE SUNAN BODYGUARD

episode4b: Friendship with Tigers

“If you yourself do not know what you will learn, how will I teach you?”

Rejo still did not dare to speak.

“Alright, maybe you yourself are also confused to learn what science.”

Rejo remained silent.

He just doesn't know what to say. Because, in fact, Syech Belabelu already knew that he was told to learn the science of the white tiger. Because, the successor to the kingdom of Padjajaran mastered the science of tigers.

“Hmm. I know, you're here, actually wanting to learn about the science of the white tiger. Right?”

Rejo nodded slowly.

“Then bring one tiger here.”

Rejo was rather shocked at this strange request.

“Only, you are forbidden to kill him, forbidden to harm him. Somehow your way so that tiger can you bring it here, without hurting it. Please go to the forest. Bring one tiger here.”

Rejo did not dare to argue.

He saluted, then kissed the teacher's hand.

She passed.

“Yes Allah, how can I bring a tiger here? Wasn't that a wild animal, and he might pounce on me. Instead of me being pounced on, of course I will fight back. And if I fight, of course the tiger is injured or dead, if not, I die first.”

There was a sound of chuckling from the direction of the hut.

Rejo walked towards the forest, occasionally looking at it with a long view, who knew he could find a tiger.

Deep into the forest, Rejo finds no tiger.

“How can I find a tiger here? O Allah. Guide the tiger to me, or guide me to the tiger,” whispered Rejo himself.

Rejo continued walking through the forest, and continued walking, until he found the cave. And Rejo sure, in the cave lived a tiger.

Rejo did not directly enter the cave, but chose to climb a tree, to observe.

Two days Rejo remained perched on a tree branch to observe the entrance of the cave. It had not been seen a tiger appear, but he had seen there were traces of tigers around the entrance of the cave.

It was only on the third day that Rejo saw a leopard. She seems to be a female. He walked slowly towards the cave. He was accompanied by two small tigers, who jumped up and down while playing.

Rejo was happy, that his wait for these three days, was not in vain. Merely, Rejo did not know yet, how he should be able to get close to the tiger. Of course, this female tiger will be furious if the cave where she lives is approached. Because, he must be a response, will threaten his two children.

“How can I take this wild tiger to Kanjeng Syech Belabelu? To approach it alone, I think it is quite difficult.”

Rejo pondered on the tree branch. His mind was half empty.

In a semi-conscious state, a bird perched not far from him. Rejo is unconscious, as his mind tries to figure out how to approach the tiger.

Prenjak birds jump around while singing. In fact, the prenjak bird began to perch on Rejo's arm embracing the tree trunk. It was as if the bird did not know that the dhinggapi were aliens.

Rejo was not aware, if his arm was gripped by fingernails.

Prenjak bird starts at Rejo's head.

Only then did Rejo wake up from his daydream.

The bird was startled, and immediately flew away.

“Allahu akbar. How could I not know there was a bird perched on my head?”

Rejo thought hard.

“Birds prenjak... tiger....? What difference? Of course I can approach the cave, if I am considered not to harm the tiger cubs. And of course, no harm, if I become something that is plural in the cave. The proof is that the bird thinks of me as part of a tree, so he is not afraid. Once I became human again, he was afraid. So, in order to get close to the tiger, then, I have to be in that cave, and be part of the cave. The easiest is as a rock,” thought Rejo.

Rejo decides to enter the cave, as the tiger and his two children go for food.

“This is the only way. Okay, I can't fail. I can't make the female tiger angry,” muttered Rejo as he walked towards the cave.

Inside the dark cave, Rejo chose a spot in the corner, and could point his eyes at the entrance of the cave. He sat cross-legged on the ground. And began to meditate, and to make himself as a land.

As usual, he tried to be as small as dust, in the universe. Rejo reached the point of nothingness.

Even though his eyes were open, Rejo no longer knew how long he had been sitting cross-legged. Rejo felt nothing.

Somehow, finally the female tiger entered the cave with her two children.

With a very strong determination of heart, Rejo did not move, even though his eyes looked towards the female tiger.

Slowly, the female tiger sat down. Even Rejo's knees were used as a leaning place. Two tiger cubs, begin to suckle the mother.

Rejo was still not moving.

Rejo observed two tiger cubs suckling at their mother, until they fell asleep.

Rejo.

Rejo sensed, the grunts of the female tiger, followed by the short breaths of two tiger cubs.

He tried to align his breath, like a female tiger.

Pull, hold, blow. Pull, hold, blow.

Rejo does that continuously.

Slowly, Rejo felt himself, no longer like a rock cave, but already like a tiger. The vibrations of Rejo and the tiger long ago became in harmony.

With complete confidence, and prepared for all possibilities, Rejo tried to move his legs.

The tiger squirms. Two ***** milk, regardless of the size of the two children. Two tiger cubs immediately searched again ***** its mother's milk.

Rejo's legs have been off in their entirety.

Rejo inched very slowly. He didn't want to make the tiger mother by surprise. What Rejo wanted, the tiger mother was satisfied to rest and wake up by herself, not wake up in shock.

And right, that is expected to arrive as well. The tiger's mother wriggled awake, followed by her two children wake up.

Rejo was already standing up, with an attitude of opening the horses. He prepared the worst possibility. Only, he remained focused on the tiger's breath. As much as possible, his breathing was in line with the tiger's breath.

The way Rejo did this, paid off.

The female tiger, not seeing any threat in her house. He just sat down while licking his son's body, one by one.

Rejo closed his horses.

Slowly, with the breath still in tune with the tiger's breath, Rejo inched closer.

Rejo's one hand stroked the tiger's head.

He didn't react.

Rejo is brave. He stroked the neck of the female tiger.

Looks like the tiger even enjoyed the elusan Rejo.

In fact, Rejo increasingly dared to hug the female tiger. He's not mad.

“Allahu akbar. Thank you, Yes Allah.”

Rejo enjoys chatting with a female tiger, and her two cubs. As if, he was part of this tiger family.

Thus, Rejo was accepted by the tiger.

For days Rejo lived with a female tiger and her two cubs. In fact, Rejo prepared a drink for the tigers. It's just that, about eating, the female tiger and her cubs, often leave the cave, and they hunt alone.

“How to, so I can take these three tigers to Kanjeng Syech Belabelu?”

Rejo has not found the answer.

For days, Rejo still could not find the answer.

Until one moment, the female tiger returned to the cave with a carcass of a fawn. The carcass of the fawn was placed near Rejo, who was sitting relaxed at the time.

Rejo felt it was a strange occurrence.

“Don't you, this tigress gave me food? I was considered part of his family. If it is like that, of course there is a way for me to take these three tigers facing Kanjeng Syech Belabelu,” muttered Rejo himself.

Of course, Rejo didn't eat the dead fawn. It's just that, in honor of the tigress who brought him food, the fawn was taken out by Rejo. As if to be devoured, though, Rejo buried the carcass of the fawn.

A few days later, Rejo decided to go hunting. He walked along with the female tiger and her two cubs. In fact, sometimes the tiger child was invited to play, and carried Rejo. The female tiger did not get angry, only caught a glimpse, then continued walking.

They headed for the safana, where there was a crowd of deer grazing. The female tiger placed her two cubs under the tree, while she began to settle down.

Just like how to hunt lions or tigers, Rejo also took part. Rejo walked around, as if he were a family member of a female tiger. Rejo tries to understand every movement of the female tiger.

Apparently, the female tiger also seemed to learn Rejo's movements.

They seem to be a team.

And that's what Rejo did. When it was opposite the female tiger who was in a position ready to pounce, Rejo immediately ran towards the deer.

The herd of deer was shocked. They ran towards the female tiger. The tigress was after one of the fawns that ran up to her. Within range, the tiger directly pounced on the fawn right around his neck.

Floundering for a moment, the fawn died.

Rejo looked with astonishment.

“Allahu akbar. This is the law of this forest. Of course the strong one wins. But Allah is Most Gracious. Although always preyed upon by wild animals, the number of deer never decreases.”

Rejo actually did not have the heart, directing the fawn towards the area of the female tiger.

However, if not so, of course he could not get any closer to these three tigers.

Indeed, once, while hunting, Rejo met with a herd of other tigers. One male and two females. Presumably, the male tiger is the chairman and owner of the area. It could be, this male tiger is the mother of two tiger cubs that have been familiar with Rejo.

The male tiger is very unfriendly to Rejo. In fact, Rejo was almost pounced on by this male tiger. Rejo also prepared the ultimate style, if he was really attacked by a male tiger.

Fortunately, the female tiger banished this male tiger, and finally undo the intention of pouncing on Rejo.

“Oh, so, I am considered the third child by this female tiger. I need to be protected. For that, when the male tiger was about to pounce, this female tiger got in the way,” thought Rejo.

At that time, Rejo took advantage of the presence of three tigers in the savanna. Slowly, despite being watched by the female tiger, Rejo began to approach the male tiger. Although with angry growls, it seems that the male tiger is afraid of the two-bred female tiger.

Rejo is getting close to the male tiger. When Rejo managed to stroke the neck of this male tiger, the growls began to disappear. It even looks like a male tiger enjoying elusan on his neck.

Over time, finally between Rejo and the tigers, as if without distance. In fact, Rejo dared to sleep soundly with a man's tiger stomach.

Unfortunately, their meeting in the meadow was only that once. After that, every time the hunt, there is only Rejo and a female tiger and two children.

They are increasingly familiar and Rejo also often hit the claws of the tiger children, because joking.

Of course, the scratch caused a bloody wound.

Even so, the release of blood from Rejo's body did not make these three tigers violent.

What a strange familiarity.

One day, Rejo is in hiding.

Starting to sprinkle his entire body with mud, Rejo then went up to the tree. Burning the body with this mud, in an effort to eliminate body odor, which is actually already diacrabi by the smell of tigers.

The female tiger looks confused when she finds Rejo missing from the cave. He entered the cave, looking around the cave.

The female tiger howled, as if she had lost her cub.

Rejo looked at this with a moved feeling. He did not expect, that in the King of this forest, there was a side of extraordinary tenderness.

Slowly, Rejo finally came down, and immediately cleared the mud all over the body, then went into the cave.

Seeing Rejo's presence, the female tiger looked very happy. Rejo was immediately pounced on, then Rejo's head was licked. Rejo just shut up.

Rejo came to believe that it was time to bring the three tigers to Shech Belabelu.

Rejo hugged the neck of the female tiger, and asked to start walking. The female tiger and her two children stepped up. Finally, they walked towards the coast.

Once entering a village, of course, make the villagers foggy. They scattered away, as soon as they saw a human figure walking hand in hand with a tiger, and two tiger cubs.

“I'm sorry kisanak all, it's not my intention to scare. However, this road is the only way to the coast. I just hitchhiked past,” cried Rejo to the people who were crowding in the distance.

The villagers stared with fear, awe, shudder.

Rejo walked to the shack of Shech Belabelu.

“Assamualaikum,” shouted Rejo from a distance.

“Waalaikum greetings,” replied Syech Belabelu, while exiting the hut.

He smiled seeing Rejo walking hand in hand with the three tigers. Shech Belabelu did not show fear.

Even he smiled, then sat leisurely on the sand of the beach. His fat body seemed to pound and make the beach sand slippery.

Syech Belabelu's hand waving. And these three tigers immediately ran towards Shech Belabelu.

In front of Syech Belabelu, these three tigers immediately sat sweetly. Syech Belabelu's leg was licked by a tiger mother.

Rejo who was still walking leisurely, was stunned at this sight. In fact, whojo was used to his feet licked by a female tiger. It's just that it took them a long time to get to know each other. However, with Shech Belabelu, who had just met, the female tiger and her two cubs could instantly get along.

“You have succeeded in bringing the tiger before me. So, I have to teach you what else?”

“Your white tiger, as stated by Kanjeng Syech Jumadil Kubro,” replied Rejo, while maintaining a respectful attitude.

“What is the difference between a white tiger and a fried tiger, or another tiger?”

Rejo.

“It makes no difference. The difference is, the white tiger is in fact still a tiger, white here is a matter of the heart. That is, how do we get rid of the attitude of ujub or show-off, arrogant, and pretentious.”

Rejo just shut up.

“Didn't you, as you passed through the village, people ran away after seeing you walking with the tiger. How was your heart then? You are proud, you feel great, you feel most blessed. You feel worthy of worship. You must be honest. Isn't that the feeling that came up earlier?”

Rejo. It was as if he had gotten a splash of ice-cold water. He was trembling, and unable to say anything.

Rejo.

“Nak, there's nothing else I can teach you about white tiger science. If you can get along with the tiger, then, in fact, you have mastered the science of the tiger. Only, your heart is still black. There's a sense of ujub, there's a sense of arrogance. Try to ponder. Really, I have never met this tiger, especially with its two children. But, if someone can already master the science of tigers, then he will be able to get along with the tiger by himself. Higher up, he could seem to communicate with a tiger. You see, I waved at the tiger, he came here running, as if we were meeting an old friend.”

Rejo.

“So, really, there is nothing I can teach you about tiger science, because you have mastered it. It's just that, to make the science of the white tiger, must be accompanied by a humble, and sirri attitude, which is to hide our knowledge from people, so that people do not fear us. Remember that.”

Rejo remained silent.

“What you need to do now is, read a lot istighfar, reflect, and cleanse the heart of the qualities that the devil likes.”

Rejo.

“Sana break in the hut. Let these three tigers be with me here.”

Rejo saluted, then entered the hut.

In the hut, let alone to sleep. Rejo was overwhelmed with immense shame to Shech Belabelu. She didn't expect Syech Belabelu to know that much.

“So, the essence of this white tiger science is, how to brush off pride in humans. Is not man very weak, and the only one who has the right to be arrogant is Allah. Astaghfirullah,” murmured Rejo.

“So, my initial reflection on the science of this white tiger, is sort of the ultimate move with a tiger-like movement. Because of the height of the power within, then as if he was a white tiger, it turned out to be unproven. The truth, about the science of the white tiger, is the highest level of science for andap asor. Science to be humble, science to succumb. Duh.. how high this science. Why is it called the science of the white tiger? Couldn't it be called a humble science?”

Rejo stays in the shack.

He had a glance out, appearing Syech Belabelu stroking the head of a female tiger, while two cubs suckled at the mother. The female tiger slept.

It was felt, this hand of Shech Belabelu with sincerity, with love, with tenderness. The vibration swirling reached where Rejo was lying.

“Hmmm, so like this how to love animals,” whispered Rejo himself.

Gradually, Rejo who was hit by the vibration of love Syech Belabelu to this female tiger, was also complacent. Rejo was asleep.

He was awakened by Kanjeng Syech Belabelu when he wanted to pray together.

“Rejo why are you here. You have shown me you can bring a tiger here. Yes already. Meaning that the science of the tiger has been mastered. Remember, the science of the white tiger is not a movement like a tiger, with fingers like the claws of a tiger. It's not like that. We are human, our dignity is much higher than that of a tiger. Of course, if the tiger has the sense, of course he wants to have fingers like humans, who can grasp, feel, and hug perfectly. So, the essence of white tiger science is, how can we feel the closeness of ourselves, and our emotions with the tiger. However, when we can already befriend a tiger, our hearts are not arrogant, and do not make others shudder in fear. We must remain humble, give in. That, the nature of white tiger science.”

Rejo was silent for a moment.

“Lantas, what about my plan to challenge the most dedicated people in Java? The descendants of King Siliwangi? Didn't he master tiger science, and how could I fight with white tiger science?”

“That's your business. Find out how, how you can challenge others, but with humility and surrender. But you did not lose. I'm not following along. Find your own way.”

Rejo confused.

“Already, after this prayer, please leave here. Please go to the land of Pasundan there. I think, your supplies are enough to challenge the most powerful swordsman in this land of Java.”

“And one thing. It's up to these three tigers. If they choose to return home in the forest, do not be banned. But if you choose to follow you, also do not be banned. But you must understand how to keep the villagers you are passing through, not afraid of the three tigers. Or, you may pass through forests far from the village.”

Rejo simply nodded, even though he himself was confused.

And after getting ready, Rejo stroked these three tigers. It was hard for Rejo to part with the three tigers.

But, unexpectedly, after saying goodbye to Syech Belabelu, Rejo stepped away. Three tigers followed.

Rejo stop. Crouched. Three tigers approaching. Even licking Rejo's head.

Dielus the head of these three tigers.

As soon as Rejo stepped up again, three tigers followed him.

“Ha ha ha. This means the three tigers, want to come along on your way. Already, just accept it. That is your destiny. Receive with chest room,” shouted Kanjeng Syech Belabelu.