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How to Change Your Life by Changing Your Focus
You can look for the worst and find it, but you can just as easily look for the best, too
There’s a popular legend of unknown origin called The Story of Two Wolves. It goes like this:
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?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Thrill of the Hunt
I can relate to this story for so many reasons, and it brings to mind some applicable points for our society today.
Cancel culture, which refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (or canceling) public figures and…
