TWO WOLVES
One evening an old Cherokee 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 – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
“The other is God – 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.”
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Love, Love, Love it!!
So Glad! Thanks for dropping by odd
Perfect story to start the week with…
Thank you!!
Your Welcome…it is a good story to get the week off to a strong start.
Nice! I think I’m going to go feed my God Wolf right now!
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You go girl!!
I was familiar with this story and it is so appropriate for us all. The native American’s have such a lovely culture we can learn much from their example.
They do and we can! Thanks for dropping by Nancy.
Love this! Thank you, thank you, thank you, KB!
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So true. And worth remembering.
Love this story. Great image–two big wolfs…both hungry facing you with the choice of which one to give in and feed.
It is really a struggle to do the things I know I ort to do. The first wolf (evil) is the easiest to feed. But the God one is the easiest to be around. I love this story. It makes us reflect on what we want to be, nice to be around, or the one people wants to avoid. I strive to feed the God like wolf. I hope to starve the evil wolf to death one day. Wish me luck!!!!!
A lovely allegorical tale – I do love stories like this.
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Thanks for posting this, Katybeth…simple stories are often the best!
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