I enjoy this story I’ve often heard from my mentor, Robert Allen, illustrating the “inner voices” we all have inside ourselves. (I couldn’t find who the original author was.)
A Cherokee grandfather, teaching tribal ways and philosophies on life to his grandson, spoke: ”A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight between two wolves.
“One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false-pride, superiority and ego.
“The other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.”
Looking into his grandson’s eyes, the old man continues, ”This same fight is going on inside you and every person in the world.”
His grandson thought about this for a moment, and asked his wise old grandfather, ”Which wolf will win?”
The Cherokee grandfather replies, ”The one you feed.”
I feel it’s important to remember that the negative voices in our minds are lies. They don’t serve us. Robert Allen teaches that when you hear them, turn down the volume, and turn up the volume on the positive voices. “I can do it. I am a child of God. Life is grand….”
