We Must Feed the Dark Wolf
Peace comes when we no longer struggle with our dark side.
I might be one of the few people who truly enjoyed the Disney movie, The Call of the Wild. Although the story itself intrigued me, I was mesmerized by the dark wolf who guides the main character, Buck.
It reminded me of the story of two wolves, which is an old Native American parable. The parable has been somewhat distorted because it suggests a dualism — a fight against good and evil within yourself. Here’s the more popular version you might have heard:
One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave 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, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one that you feed.”
However, this is an incomplete version of the parable. This version was told in Billy…
