A native american tale of wisdom

Written by: jonathan
Date Posted: December 19th, 2007
Category: Words Of Inspiration
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An elder from the Cherokee Nation was talking to 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 represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other stands for 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 in every other person, too.”
They thought about this for a while, and then one child spoke up and asked her grandfather… “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied… “The one you feed.”