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 is anger, envy, jealousy, greed, and arrogance. The other is Good - It is peace, love, hope, humility, compassion, and faith.”he grandson thought about this for a while and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” To which the old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
To me this really gets to the heart of it all. One thing I struggle with in trying to lead a life of integrity is all the contradictions. Every small mistake or wrong action. Are we allowed some level of vice? I guess it all depends on whether it hurts others. Whenever anyone I know questions whether they are a good person or a good parent etc. I think they are on the way to winning the battle. Caring about whether you're doing the right thing is the first step. I found where I really turned the corner was when I started considering the wisdom behind the sayings about living your life as if it will be on the news or in the newspaper. When I started considering that I realized how often I do things I would be embarrassed about. Yelling at one of my children, nitpicking at my wife. I'm not perfect but hopefully I have gotten a lot better after seeing the light......
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