Cherokee
Wisdom
Two Wolves
One evening an old
Cherokee told his grandson about a
battle that goes
on inside people.
He said,
"My son, the battle is between two
"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 it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
"Which wolf
wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied,
"The one you feed." |