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There are two wolves who are always fighting |
An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."
"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."
Udgivet første gang den 1. Maj 2016 af Verdensalt.dk
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Fik lavet en forside til et nyt blad med min niece |
Glem den forstokket-gammeldags-onkel-tale, der med pegefingerens skreven og påtegning om, at konfirmandens overgang til de voksnes rækker kommer med et ansvar samt kristendommen og dens religiøse aspekt. Og nu skal du høre på Onkel Peter, min unge konfirmand.
Har luret den. Dog, er det naturligvis meget forskel på hvem af familien man tilhører. Jeg har den opfattelse, det er svært for mor og far, at holde en tale uden den bliver følelsesmæssigt afstumpet eller det stik modsatte, grundet det er svært at sige "jeg elsker dig'" indpakket i cellofan, uden det går hen og bliver pinligt, klammo eller med gråd. Det er langtfra alle, der elsker at tale foran en større forsamling. Hører du til dem, der får svedige håndflader bare ved tanken om at rejse sig og slå på glasset, så gør det sjovt, levende og anderledes og inddrag gerne konfirmanden direkte i talen. Husk på, konfirmanden selv er lige så spændt på hvad der bliver sagt.