A long time ago I read a fable about an old Cherokee chief who told his grandson a story about how we all have two wolves that live inside of us. They are constantly battling one another, fighting to the death.
I compiled this version of that neat fable from a variety of sources, so it will likely read a bit different from the one you might have heard or read before.
Here goes:
One evening, long ago, around a crackling fire, an old Chief sat his little grandson down and explained to him that there was a great battle going on between two wolves, inside everyone, including in the young boy.
“One is evil”, he said. “It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, Inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. This wolf is malicious, and has a scarcity mindset. To that wolf, everything in the world is wrong and unpleasant.
It believes that people are mostly bad, things are no good, and that the world is a cold place.” “As you can imagine grandson”, he said, “Not much good ever happens for that wolf because it is a negative, pessimistic animal, always seeing things as a glass-half-empty.”
Then the grandfather said to his grandson, “You also have a different, powerful wolf that lives inside of you. This other one is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
This wolf has positivity, and knows it can accomplish anything it puts its heart and soul into. This wolf sees the bright side of everything and constantly sees things as a glass-half-full.” “And grandson”, the chief said, “This wolf, this wonderful wolf, can take you to so many amazing places”.
With wide-eyed curiosity the grandson looked at his grandfather, thought about it for a minute, and then asked, “Well then, which wolf wins the battle, grandpa? Which one?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed, grandson. The one you feed.”
Neat huh?
So which one are you feeding?
Are you wasting your time reading, listening to, and watching the negative news, paying attention to the latest conspiracy theories, spreading gossip, complaining, whining, and judging? Perhaps you are looking for the worst and neglecting your spiritual life.
Or are you going inward, focusing on the positive, meditating, expressing gratitude, forgiving, visioning, loving, reading inspiring literature, listening to or watching motivational audios and videos? Are you seeing the best in every situation and recognising the divine in everyone you meet?
It’s your choice.
And may the best wolf win!
Keep manifesting only good things 🙂
Tony
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