Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Which are wolf are you feeding?

From Dan Galvin's Thought For The Day mailing list:

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An Old Cherokee describes an experience going on inside himself....

"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
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1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ah...wisdom from my people - how refreshing! (Actually, my great-grandmother was Cherokee, so I'm not sure how much that translates to me!)

May I quote it and link back to you?