I was reading Bouncegrrl's latest post, where she posted the following story. Chickpea, save your hand. I consider this my wake-up bitch-slap:
An old Cherokee is telling his grandson about a fight that is going on inside him. He said it is between two wolves:
One is evil, with anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other is good with 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 I feed."
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posted by Grover at 8/07/2005 09:43:00 PM
5 Comments:
Now one simply has to find out whether the old cherokee is a demon or an angel...
I know which side wins in me, god knows what's feeding it. :S
awww, but what if I want to slap you in a naughty way? which side gets fed if I dish out a few sexy bitch slaps?
Orb - that's an interesting question... most people (including myself) would focus on the nature of his wolves, you question the nature of the storyteller.
Shutterbug - that's an interesting question... but I think a few naughty slaps would definitely feed the good side. ;-)
Well, when assessing a situation, especially one that contains potential danger. Concentrate on the organ grinder, not the monkey.
The storyteller was definitely the one with the power, the wolves' lives rest in his favour.
Never woulda looked at it that way. Were he a demon, of course he would've fed the evil wolf. I am set up to assume that he is good by his grand-paternal advice and his Native American culture.
Concentrate on the organ grinder, not the monkey. I'll have to remember that.
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