On the Way to Acceptance
Sunday, February 24th, 2008This passage has popped up several times this week from multiple sources—it speaks to the process of clearing our minds and releasing troubling emotionsso we can truly arrive at the state of acceptance mentioned in The New Earth and not merely try to think or will ourselves there —which after-all is not really THERE!
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between 2 “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, worry, 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.”
