Saturday, February 12, 2011

Two Wolves

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 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."




The battle within each of us is rarely a violent one. In fact, it is usually so subtle that you don't even realize it is happening.  The problem is that every decision you make... or don't make feeds one wolf or the other. 

Most people don't pay attention to these decisions because they are little things. They don't see that each decision builds upon the one before it. They soon become a habit, and you know how hard it is to break a habit.

Have you ever done something "out of habit" and only realized what you did afterwards. THAT is a scary thing, especially if what you did was wrong.

don't fall into this trap. 
Choose your decisions carefully.

Feed the right wolf.

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