Wolves are inside you.
A chaman and young boy of the tribe were out hunting one early
morning, and they came upon a ridge on the mountain they were walking
on.... over the ridge was a large clearing below, where at a distance,
they could see two wolves - a black one, and a white one - fighting
furiously.
They watched as the wolves attacked eachother in battle. The master narrowed his eyes, and said slowly, "Ah, yes.... this is the way with all of us Human Beings, within our hearts, each and every day."
The boy asked, "What do you mean, master?", to which the old one replied;
"Always in our hearts, every day, is a struggling battle, like those two wolves down there.... one is the wolf in us who wishes to do bad things, and the other is the wolf who wishes to do good and honourable things."
The boy listened more intently now, with a look of slight recognition, and deep concern. The chaman continued....
"Sometimes, the bad one seems to win.... and other times, the good one seems to take a stronger lead. When we see honourable people who do great deeds, and make great sacrifices for the good of others, we know that the good wolf's spirit is strong within his heart, and is the winning spirit in that Human Being. Each good and honourable deed he does gives this spirit more power within him. This in turn, empowers the Human Being to be more honourable."
The boy smiled, as the chaman continued to speak....
"But when we see those people who turn to badness, and hatred, doing terrible and dishonourable things, we can know that the bad wolf within him is strong - and each bad and wrongful deed he does, gives the bad wolf more power over him, until it has won, and has utterly consumed him."
The young one's face fell with a look of slight, shuddering inner fear.
So the boy thought long and hard on these things, as he continued to watch the wolves battling below. They both battled fiercely, giving no quarter - neither one backing down. Seeing this, he looked within himself, and saw the truth of his wise grandfather's words, and it made him very concerned for himself with a great, deep fear.
"But the chaman," said the boy, "How will I know which wolf will win within me??"
The chaman smiled, looked at him with an understanding eye, and after a moment, told him,
" ....the one you FEED."
But, sometimes it not about fighting, facing and so on, maybe theya can make a sinergy, join their energy, they power to get faith and the peace. It seems like the white and black are good friends, they do not make sense without each other.
They watched as the wolves attacked eachother in battle. The master narrowed his eyes, and said slowly, "Ah, yes.... this is the way with all of us Human Beings, within our hearts, each and every day."
The boy asked, "What do you mean, master?", to which the old one replied;
"Always in our hearts, every day, is a struggling battle, like those two wolves down there.... one is the wolf in us who wishes to do bad things, and the other is the wolf who wishes to do good and honourable things."
The boy listened more intently now, with a look of slight recognition, and deep concern. The chaman continued....
"Sometimes, the bad one seems to win.... and other times, the good one seems to take a stronger lead. When we see honourable people who do great deeds, and make great sacrifices for the good of others, we know that the good wolf's spirit is strong within his heart, and is the winning spirit in that Human Being. Each good and honourable deed he does gives this spirit more power within him. This in turn, empowers the Human Being to be more honourable."
The boy smiled, as the chaman continued to speak....
"But when we see those people who turn to badness, and hatred, doing terrible and dishonourable things, we can know that the bad wolf within him is strong - and each bad and wrongful deed he does, gives the bad wolf more power over him, until it has won, and has utterly consumed him."
The young one's face fell with a look of slight, shuddering inner fear.
So the boy thought long and hard on these things, as he continued to watch the wolves battling below. They both battled fiercely, giving no quarter - neither one backing down. Seeing this, he looked within himself, and saw the truth of his wise grandfather's words, and it made him very concerned for himself with a great, deep fear.
"But the chaman," said the boy, "How will I know which wolf will win within me??"
The chaman smiled, looked at him with an understanding eye, and after a moment, told him,
" ....the one you FEED."
But, sometimes it not about fighting, facing and so on, maybe theya can make a sinergy, join their energy, they power to get faith and the peace. It seems like the white and black are good friends, they do not make sense without each other.
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