Sunday, September 09, 2007

Cherokee Story - Battle of Wolves

My cousin sent me this from Idaho. I thought I'd share.

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

Be good...

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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John Spreier said...

I'm glad it helped. It's a powerful story.

Anonymous said...

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