The One You Feed

An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life… He said to them, “A fight is going on inside 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, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.” They thought about it for a minute, and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win, Grandfather?” The Elder simply replied, “The one you feed.”

My friend, Dana, shared this on her blog many months ago (listen to me… I’m in the spirit of the story… “many moons ago… I heard a story…  and it moved me…”).  Yes, I found it deeply profound and moving.  I don’t know who originated the text but it’s quite a simple life lesson – your greatest triumph can come from feeding the good in your life.  Focus your energy, time and thoughts on those things, and your life experience will drastically improve.

Think on that for today.

I hear a hungry wolf howling… question is: which one is it?!

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   vicki says:

   February 20, 2012 at 7:55 pm

   thank you, makie! reading that made my heart feel good…
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   Brianna says:

   February 21, 2012 at 1:22 am

   A beautiful analogy.
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   Makie says:

   February 21, 2012 at 5:35 am

   I’m glad you both like it!