Saturday, January 23, 2021

The Story of the Two Wolves

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One evening an old Lakota 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 has anger, envy, jealousy, doubt, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego."

He continued, "The other is good. It has joy, peace, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, forgiveness, truth, compassion, and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute, and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?"

The old Lakota simply replied, “The one you feed.”

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