Friday, April 20, 2007

feed the demons..feed the wolves

one evening an olde 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 olde cherokee simply replied,
"the one you feed."

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