Story going around on Face Book
There's a battle between two wolves inside us all.
Two Wolves Grandfather
Tells (The Wolves Within)
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came
to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell
you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those
that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your
enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have
struggled with these feelings many times."
He continued, "It is as if there are two
wolves inside me.
One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony
with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He
will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.
But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The
littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the
time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great.
It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two
wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's
eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The
Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhbsjtW2NsQ
I'm guessing by the looks of the man between the
two wolfs that this is a Lakota wolf story as well?
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