Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Battle Inside

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 wolves.

"One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is God. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, 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."

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, a truth so profound.. is there a better way to put it across!

Bharath (Pops) said...

@pranathi - Indeed profound. Its all on how we let our mind and self take the path than the external factors defining it.

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