Inspirerende verhalen

Cherokee wisdom

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An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life.

“A fight is going on inside me”, he said to the boy.

“It is a terrible fight and it’s between two wolves.”

“One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt and ego.”

“The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”

“This 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 chief simply replied:

“The one you feed.”

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