A friend told me a story a couple of weeks ago and I can’t get it out of my head. Actually, I don’t want to. It carries a great lesson for me — one I need and can use on a daily basis. Maybe you’ll find it helpful as well.
An elderly Cherokee was teaching his grandchildren about life…
He said to them, “A fight is going on inside of me.” It is a terrible
fight, and it is between two wolves.
One wolf is evil—he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
competition, superiority, and ego.
The other is good— he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity,
hunility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion, patience and faith.
The same fight is going on inside every other person.
His grandchildren thought about this for a minute, then one child asked,
“which wolf will win, Grandfather?”
The old Cherokee replied softly, “The one you feed.”
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