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| ink drawing by Victoria Ann Thorpe, 1979 |
A Cherokee wisdom teaching:
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life:
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego."
One is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego."
He continued,
"The other is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
"The other is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
- The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
"Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied:
"The one you feed.”
"The one you feed.”
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