Monday, February 18, 2008

Received via email - Thought for the day

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 Good. 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."

3 comments:

Churlita said...

That's perfect. I seem to feed them both.

NoRegrets said...

Ha! You are a strong strong woman then...

heather said...

my dad is half indian and i remember him telling us girls the same story. i had forgotten all about it till now though.