The Wolves Within -
Author Unknown
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 send 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."
~Author~unknown~
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