The Fight Inside

The Fight Inside

 

An old Cherokee is teaching
​his grandson about life.
He said, “​My son, a fight is going on inside of me.”

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
“Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

 

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R’ Zalman tz’l teaches that a good maisa – a good story – is one where the heart surprises the mind.

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