AN OLD CHEROKEE TEACHING

JUST JOY for the week of September 28, 2005
AN OLD CHEROKEE TEACHING
(as told by Yehuda Berg in his new book, The Monster is Real. How to Face Your Fears and Eliminate them Forever.)

An old Cherokee was teaching his young grandson one of life’s most important lessons. He told the boy the following parable:

“There is a fight going on inside each of us. It is a terrible fight between two wolves,” he said.

“One wolf is evil. His is anger, rage, envy, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt resentment, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The second wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, truth and faith.”

The grandson thought about this for a moment. Then he asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win this fight?”

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