I found out about this originally from a chat site I frequent, although I didn’t get to see the whole thing till now.  I figured I’d post it both here and on my personal journal as it’s something worth sharing as much as possible, as I feel it’s quite insightful.  Yes, this can happen on my blog too!

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 between two wolves. One is evil-filled with anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”

“The other is good – filled with joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.”

“This same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked,

“Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee replied, “The one you feed.”