Marti Brown

The Tale of Two Wolves


One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave 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 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 replied, "The one you feed."