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   "Will Dockery"  wrote in message   
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   On Sep 13, 10:05 pm, porch wrote:   
   >   
   > 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."   
      
   Great stuff... this prose-poem would make the basis for an excellent   
   song, most likely.   
      
      
      
   Are you going to plagirize his words like you have for so many others?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)