Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Two Wolves...

One evening an old Cherokee chief told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said " son the battle is between 2 wolves inside us all....
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,superiority,and ego.


The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about this for a moment and then asked his grandfather,

"Which wolf wins?"

to which the old Cherokee simply replied,

"The one you feed."
* I have to admit sometimes I wonder which one I am feeding.

1 comment:

Gail said...

Great thought. I needed to hear that.