Battles of within!
The story of the wolf.
One
evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside
people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
He said, “My son, the battle is between 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.
“The other is Good – 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?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
We fight many battles inside of our souls that are what
makes or breaks us. Many of those battles have a way of making us either soft hearted
or bitter. But we have that choice to decide what side we will live on. How do
you best make that choice how you live? Do we fight that wolf or dragon that
will possibly destroy our soul of the goodness that makes us human? Many times
we throw things away in our lives because we are not willing to fight at all.
Many battles are of faith and fear. As much as we do not like to admit it fear
is a very strong motivator. It may cause us to change for good or to shrink and
hide.
Some of the battles are of what we think others think of us or don't think of us. I have yet to fully understand this myself and like many things that have need for a bit of improvement I battle it each day to some degree or another. I question people that try to tell me there are no battles that they fight because it may not be a big one but a battle just the same. Sometimes we can change how big the fight is that we must wage by the choices we make each moment of our lives. What kinds of choices do we have each day? Reminded of someone in the news choosing to fight a bear by putting his arm down the bear’s throat to save himself. Admittedly a risk but yet a payoff of a battle. When to battle only one person can choose for themselves. Fight or flight only you can decide but remember there can be a price to pay either way.
Some of the battles are of what we think others think of us or don't think of us. I have yet to fully understand this myself and like many things that have need for a bit of improvement I battle it each day to some degree or another. I question people that try to tell me there are no battles that they fight because it may not be a big one but a battle just the same. Sometimes we can change how big the fight is that we must wage by the choices we make each moment of our lives. What kinds of choices do we have each day? Reminded of someone in the news choosing to fight a bear by putting his arm down the bear’s throat to save himself. Admittedly a risk but yet a payoff of a battle. When to battle only one person can choose for themselves. Fight or flight only you can decide but remember there can be a price to pay either way.
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