Cherokee Wisdom: Two Wolves
January 30th, 2007, 7:04 pm by Priya Florence Shah
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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.”
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Linda Freedman (TherapyDoc) said,
February 4th, 2007, 12:06 am
Ah, perhaps every culture uses this metaphor in one way or another. But I like the way you present it best. This time, friend, I did link to you. I don’t know what happened before. Must have got distracted.