Re: Usual
Jeffrey McDonald
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Usual
Creator:
Jeffrey McDonald
Date:
9/28/2003
Text:
> Indian Lesson:
>
> An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about
> life.
>
> He said to them, A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight
and
> it is between two wolves.
>
> One wolf is evil--- he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
> arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
> competition, superiority, and ego.
>
> The other is good--- he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity,
> humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth,
> compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside
> every other person, too.
>
> They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his
grandfather,
> Which wolf will win?
>
> The old Cherokee simply replied, The one you feed.
>
>
>
>
> An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about
> life.
>
> He said to them, A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight
and
> it is between two wolves.
>
> One wolf is evil--- he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
> arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride,
> competition, superiority, and ego.
>
> The other is good--- he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity,
> humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth,
> compassion and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside
> every other person, too.
>
> They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his
grandfather,
> Which wolf will win?
>
> The old Cherokee simply replied, The one you feed.
>
>
>
Citation
Jeffrey McDonald, “Re: Usual,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/221839.
