Raven Poet
28-12-2013, 10:16 PM
Hi. I read this on a "Elders Meditation" website years ago (I think!) It was stated that it came from the Cherokee Nation, but I have also heard it spoken in different Nations (we like to share!) I will put it in a female reference, as my Elders have taught me to share Medicine stories from my gender.
A Grandmother was sharing some life teachings with some young adults. She told them, "Inside every person is a Dark Wolf and a White Wolf. They continually fight each other for power. The Dark Wolf is our envy, greed, hatred, and resentment. The Light Wolf is our compassion, generosity, love, and gratitude."
The young people thought this over for a while, then a young woman asked, "Grandmother - which Wolf wins?"
The Grandmother smiled and said, "The one you feed."
I love this story. I like to share it with the kids I work with - they go all owl-eyed (even the too-cool-for-school ones!) when I share it and it gets them thinking! Then we have a little tag line whenever we see each other in the school hallways - "Are you feeding your White Wolf?"
A Grandmother was sharing some life teachings with some young adults. She told them, "Inside every person is a Dark Wolf and a White Wolf. They continually fight each other for power. The Dark Wolf is our envy, greed, hatred, and resentment. The Light Wolf is our compassion, generosity, love, and gratitude."
The young people thought this over for a while, then a young woman asked, "Grandmother - which Wolf wins?"
The Grandmother smiled and said, "The one you feed."
I love this story. I like to share it with the kids I work with - they go all owl-eyed (even the too-cool-for-school ones!) when I share it and it gets them thinking! Then we have a little tag line whenever we see each other in the school hallways - "Are you feeding your White Wolf?"