‘Dislike’ … I understand.

‘Disrespect’ … I understand.

‘Anger and hatred’ … completely different because neither anger nor hatred – leave space for Love – leave space for Hope – leave space for Possibility.

Remember the Story of the Two Wolves?
A grandfather of the Cherokee Nation told his grandson that he had a fight going on inside him and it was a terrible fight between two wolves.  One wolf was evil – it emerges as anger, hatred, envy, greed, arrogance, resentment, lies, false pride, and more.  The other wolf inside is good – it emerges as joy, peace, love, hope, truth, serenity, patience, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, compassion and more.

The child thought for a moment and asked “Which wolf will win?”  The wise elder replied: “The wolf who is fed.”

We must be mindful of the wolf we feed … not just politicians or churches or community leaders or media, but … me … you … us.

May we choose the wolf whose voice is a voice of peaceful protest, peaceful opposition, and ‘good.’  The other wolf inside is  good – it emerges as joy, peace, love, hope, truth, serenity, patience, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, compassion and more.

May we not perpetuate evil.

May we work against evil.
In the world.
In the church.
In the community.
In the family.
In ourselves.

May we speak up. May we speak out. And may we support people who will feed the wolf of goodness and change things so that compassion and kindness, humility and hope will emerge …
In the world.
In the church.
In the community.
In the family.
In ourselves.

“Which wolf will win?”
“The wolf who is fed.”

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© June Maffin

www.medium.com/@junemaffin
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