Today I went to my parents' house for lunch. My father wasn't there, he had to go to work, it was just my mother, so I ate with her. Once we were done she had to go out to buy some staff. I was kinda annoyed, but the doorbell rang. It was my grandpa, he came to visit by coincidence. So, my mother decided to go out shopping and left as at home until she came back.
It was nice being with him. It must have been months since the last time I saw him, and years since we had a decent conversation like the one we had today. I told him about several staff, but I focused on how shitty things have turned out at work, that I think bad about most fellows there and that affects a lot the way I act and think all day long. He told me to get rid of these bad emotions because if I let them, they will alter my personality without me noticing. To make me understand it even more he told me an old prverb told by the native americans.
''Inside every man's soul there are two wolves dueling.
The one is full of anger, envy, sorrow, disppointment, arrogance, self-pitting, greed, guilt, insults, vanity, lies and ego.
The other is full of joy, peace, love, hope, tranquillity, kindness, charity, compassion, generosity, truth, and faith.
The one winning, the one that will stand by your side, is the one that you feed the most....''
Not bad
ReplyDeleteInteresting story.
ReplyDeleteinteresting proverb your grandfather told you there
ReplyDeletedoesn't help when outside influences are feeding the wrong wolf...
ReplyDeleteI try to keep calm and collect, tranquil even
but there's a constant barrage of negativity in this world and sometimes I have to let the wolves out to play lest I be overcome / overwhelmed
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ReplyDeleteReally interesting proverb. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting read, thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI love having conversations with my grandparents. They're full of great wisdom.
ReplyDeleteI never happened to talk with my grandparents because they were already dead when I was born, I think I lost a part of normal life this way. I didnt even had to see them.
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ReplyDeleteGreat words, he seems like a wise man.
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