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SDsalsaguy
08-24-2004, 11:05 PM
A Cherokee Lesson

An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life...

He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me, it is terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf is evil – he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego.

The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

The same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
pygmalion
08-25-2004, 08:37 PM
Amen and amen. :notworth:
danceguy
08-26-2004, 02:32 AM
Aho my friend...and Mitakuye Oyasin. :)

(Lakota for "All my relations" or "We are all related")

SG
SDsalsaguy
08-26-2004, 02:40 AM
...and Mitakuye Oyasin. :)

(Lakota for "All my relations" or "We are all related")
Wow... haven't heard that one in years! :shock:
danceguy
08-26-2004, 02:50 AM
When was the last time you heard it? You've sparked my curiousity now. :?: :wink:
SDsalsaguy
08-26-2004, 03:27 AM
A mentor of mine back in my undergrad years studied under a Lakota Medicine Man...
pygmalion
08-26-2004, 07:54 AM
My great-great grandmother was Cherokee. Unfortunately, she hid her heritage and didn't pass it on to her children. That was the late nineteenth century, when being Native American was not exactly popular. So she married a freed slave who was half Caucasian and half African American, and "forgot" all about her Cherokee background. Sad, really. :(
peachexploration
08-26-2004, 08:00 AM
Nice one, SD. :)
peachexploration
08-26-2004, 08:02 AM
My great-great grandmother was Cherokee. Unfortunately, she hid her heritage and didn't pass it on to her children. That was the late nineteenth century, when being Native American was not exactly popular. So she married a freed slave who was half Caucasian and half African American, and "forgot" all about her Cherokee background. Sad, really. :(

Sounds similiar to my Moms/Grandmother's background. I've been trying to get her to talk about it but....... :roll:
danceguy
08-26-2004, 11:49 AM
Pygmalion - If your great-great-grandmother was Cherokee...most likely she was one of the brave ones who survived the Trail of Tears. And those who did kept their real names and identities very secret...they had to in order to survive. :oops:

That part of her ancestry lives on in you...and just about every culture in the world has an ancient, shamanistic culture they were once tied to. So we are all related more than we may believe...

Our ancestors are still there watching over us...and if we ask, they will answer our prayers. ;)

SG