Power of the mind - Book of Wisdom

The Wolves Within – A Cherokee Tale

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.
One is Evil. It’s anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It’s joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. ’’
The grand son thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:
’’Which wolf wins?’’
The old Cherokee replied, ’’The one you feed.’’

Jedne večeri stari Indijanac, sedeći kraj vatre, ispričao je svom unuku kakva se bitka odvija u svakom čoveku:
– Sine moj, u svakom od nas bore se dva vuka. Jedan je Zlo : bes, ljubomora, zavist, kajanje, pohlepa, nadmenost samosažaljenje, krivica, osećanje manje vrednosti, laganje, gordost, lažni ponos, nemogućnost praštanja,… Drugi je Dobro: radost, bezuslovna ljubav, praštanje, nada, ljubaznost i dobrota, spokojstvo, staloženost, poniznost, blagonaklonost, razumevanje drugih, velikodušnost, istinitost i vera.
Unuk je nekoliko trenutaka ćutao i razmišljao o onome što mu je deda rekao, a onda ga je upitao:
-Koji vuk pobeđuje?
-Onaj kog hraniš – rekao je stari Indijanac, bez razmišljanja.