Wednesday, April 13, 2011

which wolf will win?

An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me...It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, pride and superiority. The other wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside of you and every other person too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied..."The one I feed."

2 comments:

jmelmac said...

WOW! SOOO true..it's OUR choice which one to feed. Thank you Shawna for posting this..AWESOME! & thank YOU for being a tremendous example to all of us..we love you always & forever, Melissa, Jack & gang

Unknown said...

Love this :)