When I was younger, I took up Hi-Fi as a hobby. I worked hard and spent a large portion of the money earned on the most up-to-date sound equipment I could afford that moment. I even compared what I owned with those of my friends and constantly upgraded my system if I felt it didn't match up. This went on until one day my wife, who failed to see the logic of what I was doing said, "Have you ever listened to the music? As far as I'm concerned, all your systems, didn't matter which, sounded great!" She was so right ...
At times in life we are so caught up with the one-up ownership of materialistic things to feed our ego that we fail to appreciate the simple joy and pleasure those things can give us; free from the fetters of the ego.
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Sharing with you the story of TWO WOLVES.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
"One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
"The other is Good - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
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