Why is it better to cut the meat and feed it to the eagle than to wait for it?
This is a sign. The allusion is that the Buddha fed the tiger with his body and cut the meat to feed the eagle. The full text means that you seem to have something to celebrate at the moment, but it is actually just an empty joy. When you are in a dilemma all day, you will suffer some sustained losses. If you want to reduce the loss, be quiet and don't be radical. You will get better gradually then.