One evening, an elderly cherokee told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside people:
He said 'My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is evil: it is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, 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 that you feed"
It came up because Diksha wants to get a tattoo depicting this, and while I wasn't too sure about the tattoo, the story is surely nice; one of those simple and forever truths.
Most feed both.
ReplyDeleteLight and shadow
One lives because
Other feeds it
Two faces of coin
Tossed by desire
Faced by reality
So starving one
Will feed other only.