Reminder from bluebear - Cherokee Proverb

[silverlib]

This post from bluebear came to mind tonight for obvious reasons -

An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "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. 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 Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

[calimary]

1. Wonderful!!!

Thanks for posting this! We can all use it.

[Hekate]

2. 5th Rec. Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us to "water the seeds of compassion"...

... and not to "water the seeds of unhappiness."

It's the one you feed...

Hekate

[AlecBGreen]

7. a beautiful person in every sense

he teaches by example, leading a life of peace and humility.



"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now." Touching Peace

[Reterr]

22. kick-thats a beautiful one

:)

[Laurier]

3. Very nice indeed. K&R

[Jeanette in FL]

4. Perfect

Thanks for posting this.

[GeorgeGist]

5. Anger, regret,sorrow, guilt are evil?

self-deception is powerful stuff.

[intheflow]

6. Yes, if taken to extremes. n/t

[2008]

8. k&r (nt)

[Theres-a]

9. Thanks. nt

[tjwash]

10. One of my favorites is...

..."never use a tomahawk to remove a fly from your friends forehead"

[BrainGlutton]

15. My favorite is . . .

"Never judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins. That way, when you judge him, you're a mile away, and you have his moccasins!" ;)

[tabasco]

11. Reminds me of the seven deadly sins and corresponding virtues.

Greed - Generosity
Lust - Chastity
Envy - Kindness
Anger - Patience
Sloth - Diligence
Gluttony - Temperance
Pride - Humility

[Wilms]

12. Thank You

And now I'll tend to one of my gardens.

[whistle]

13. Ah yes

[orleans]

14. ha! that is wonderful! n/t

[pingzing58]

16. Our ancestor's wisdom is true. Thanks. n/t

[nam78_two]

17. K&R

As an aside Bluebear rocks :). One of my favorite DUers.

[Bluebear]

18. OMG I love you back.

The DU boat is a-rockion' back and forth the last couple days, I am so glad you are here! :hug:

[nam78_two]

20. ...

:) :hug:

[Reterr]

23. I totally agree Nam

Bluebear,lwfern and a few others who are some of the most consistent voices against bigotry, small-mindedness etc. right here on DU, make this place as awesome as it is.

[silverlib]

24. And obviously, I too am a big fan

[nam78_two]

25. Very true

They make me lazy ;) :blush:. Whether it is the stupid Snickers crap or Imus or whatever new instance of bigotry, they are there wading in the crap and taking one for the team and dealing with all the crazies.

They truly rock :). I was very glad Bluebear didn't leave over the Imus rubbish.

[lonestarnot]

19. I remember that one.

:P

[Reterr]

21. k&r.eom

[emilyg]

26. Thank you.

[Divine Discontent]

27. great post!

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