One
evening, an elderly Cherokee brave 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.
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 though aboutit for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
"Which wolf wins?..."
The old cherokee simply replied,
"The one that you feed"
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 though aboutit for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
"Which wolf wins?..."
The old cherokee simply replied,
"The one that you feed"
This tale can be found in various forms. This version comes from
http://www.nanticokeindians.org/tale_of_two_wolves.cfm
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