Friday, May 6, 2011

day 116 ~ grey wolf

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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "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 evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he 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?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."












wisdom ~ ancestors
image ~ misha

6 comments:

  1. It is so true. Back home they call it our inner voice. They say that we are not to smother it.

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  2. I was here to soak this up when it was originally posted, but had zero word/feedback juju. It is a beautiful piece.

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  3. Thank you for being here, Munir, and for sharing your inner voice.

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  4. Rick, glad to hear that your juju is backback.

    thanks for all the love & support ~:)

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  5. I always love that story...

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