One evening an old Cherokee Indian 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.’
This is such a lovely story: so simple and yet so true. I think each and every one of us has these two wolves running around inside us. The Evil wolf or the Good Wolf is fed daily by the choices we make with our thoughts. What you think about and dwell upon will in a sense appear in your life and influence your behavior.
We have a choice, feed the Good Wolf and it will show up in our character, habits and behavior positively. Or feed the Evil Wolf and our whole world will turn negative: like poison, this will slowly eat away at our soul.
The crucial question is “Which are you feeding today”?
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Salaam,
True, absolutely true. a very inspiring story my brother. Thank you for sharing.
Salaam, and you’re most welcome. Nice blog you got there sis.
It also seems true that we are not the only ones who feed our wolves – that our family, friends and acquaintances also feed them. How does this affect our free will?
It’s a wonderful story.
I, too, have wondered about others feeding the wolves.
When others offer to feed our wolves, we can deny them access to the beasts.
It is always our choice.
I have used this story as part of a story I have blogged. I will give you credit of course, although I am sure that this story has been passed through the generations.
I am of the Cherokee Nation and do like this story. It is certainly food for thought and one that should be considered.
Great blog. I am going to bookmark you so that I may read more from you.
Hi Naila, thanks for coming. take what you like, put them to good use. I’m just happy that you did.