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"Dennis M. Hammes" wrote in message
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> Orson Wells as CitizenCain wrote:
>
>> wrote in message
>> news:6b375353-73d9-4bed-9a55-e2dd42e96f65@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>Cherokee tale of the two wolves
>>>
>>>A Grandfather from the Cherokee Nation was talking with his grandson.
>>>
>>>"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
>>>
>>>"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves."
>>>
>>>"One wolf is evil and ugly: He is anger, hate, envy, war, greed, self-
>>>pity, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false
>>>pride, superiority, selfishness and arrogance."
>>>
>>>"The other wolf is beautiful and good: He is friendly, joyful, peace,
>>>love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, justice,
>>>fairness, empathy, generosity, true, compassion, gratitude, and deep
>>>VISION."
>>>
>>>"This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other human
>>>as well."
>>>
>>>The grandson paused in deep reflection because of what his grandfather
>>>had just said. Then he finally cried out; "Oyee! Grandfather, which
>>>wolf will win?"
>>>
>>>The elder Cherokee replied, "The wolf that you feed."
>>
>>
>>
>> The the grandson paused for a moment before saying, "Granddad, you've
>> gone senile. It's time to put you in a home."
>
> On hearing this, both wolves leaped from the grandfather's mouth and
> devoured the boy.
> You see, My Son, the grandfather had been feeding them the boy's shit
> for years.
Stick to trying to write poems, Duckery. You're an even worse
writer/storyteller than you are a poet.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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