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The Story of Two Wolves

The old Cherokee tells his grandson about an internal struggle between two wolves: an evil wolf representing negative traits and a good wolf representing positive traits. When asked which will win, the Cherokee responds that if both wolves are fed properly, they can both win. He explains that acknowledging and feeding both wolves means they will serve him well and work together for the greater good, avoiding an internal battle for attention. The Cherokee believes peace comes from guiding the opposing internal forces, not starving one over the other.

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The Story of Two Wolves

The old Cherokee tells his grandson about an internal struggle between two wolves: an evil wolf representing negative traits and a good wolf representing positive traits. When asked which will win, the Cherokee responds that if both wolves are fed properly, they can both win. He explains that acknowledging and feeding both wolves means they will serve him well and work together for the greater good, avoiding an internal battle for attention. The Cherokee believes peace comes from guiding the opposing internal forces, not starving one over the other.

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

You might heard the story ends like this: The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

In the Cherokee world, however, the story ends this way:

The old Cherokee simply replied, “If you feed them right, they both win.” and the story goes on:

“You see, if I only choose to feed the white wolf, the black one will be hiding around every corner
waiting for me to become distracted or weak and jump to get the attention he craves. He will
always be angry and always fighting the white wolf. But if I acknowledge him, he is happy and
the white wolf is happy and we all win. For the black wolf has many qualities – tenacity, courage,
fearlessness, strong-willed and great strategic thinking – that I have need of at times and that the
white wolf lacks. But the white wolf has compassion, caring, strength and the ability to recognize
what is in the best interest of all.

“You see, son, the white wolf needs the black wolf at his side. To feed only one would starve the
other and they will become uncontrollable. To feed and care for both means they will serve you
well and do nothing that is not a part of something greater, something good, something of life.
Feed them both and there will be no more internal struggle for your attention. And when there is
no battle inside, you can listen to the voices of deeper knowing that will guide you in choosing
what is right in every circumstance. Peace, my son, is the Cherokee mission in life. A man or a
woman who has peace inside has everything. A man or a woman who is pulled apart by the war
inside him or her has nothing.

“How you choose to interact with the opposing forces within you will determine your life. Starve
one or the other or guide them both.”

–Cherokee Story

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