Friday, January 9, 2009

Apropos

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all 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.

4 comments:

BCxFour said...

uh oh....I need to stop feeding that first one. He is a bad boy ( but ahh so much FUN)...*sigh*

Dancing shepherdess said...

That's the "good word" for the week! Thanks Darci!

Darci said...

Its always been a fav. of mine.

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