[nukkad] The Wolves Within

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Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being 
true to anyone else or anything else is ... impossible. 
-Richard Bach, writer (1936- )
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The Wolves Within
 

An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to
him with anger at a schoolmate who had done him an
injustice, "Let me tell you a story. I too, at times,
have felt a great hate for those that have taken so
much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears
you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like
taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have
struggled with these feelings many times." 
He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside
me; one is good an does no harm. He lives in harmony
with all around him and does not take offense when no
offense was intended. He will only fight when it is
right to do so, and in the right way. 

"But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The
littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He
fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He
cannot think because his anger and hate are so great.
It is helpless anger, for his anger will change
nothing 

"Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves
inside me, for both of them try to dominate my
spirit." 

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes
and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"

The Grandfather smiled and said, "The one I feed, son,
the one I feed."

~ Author Unknown ~
 




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