The Battle of the Two
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson
about a battle that goes on inside people.
about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between
two "wolves" inside us all.
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.
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."
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?"
and then asked his grandfather:
"Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied,
"The one you feed."
"The one you feed."
—A Native American Metaphor
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
-Winnie the pooh
The Winnie the Pooh cartoon is not a complete revision of a Native American poem but the basic point remains: Love conquers all. As you can see in the above examples, both prevail love and kindness. The Native American poem talks about how each person can either be good or evil and that they must chose to be good. The Winnie the Pooh quote talks about how when we act with kindness, we will not be quick to judge. Although the two are not similar in any other aspects of Native American culture, they do have one thing in common: good is better than evil. Both of these provide good advice to live our lives by and they can inspire us to be better people.
No comments:
Post a Comment