The Wolf and the Lamb - A Moral Tale

Many cultures have their own versions of lion and lamb, or wolf and lamb, tales. This one is from the Hebrew. Is is based on Jewish Scripture. It falls under the heading of moral tales, the purpose always being to teach a lesson or truth.

One hot summer day, an elderly Jewish grandfather and his two grandchildren were sitting under a large olive tree. Its branches provided shade from the hot summer sun while the dancing leaves offered a cooling breeze. In the course of enjoying one another's company, one of the children said, "Grandfather, please tell us a story." After thinking for a few seconds, the old sage pulled at his long white beard and began...

A fight is going on inside of me. It is a terrible fight and it is between a mean old wolf and a beautiful white lamb. Now, the wolf is evil. He is fear, anger, sorrow, regret, envy, arrogance, greed, self-pity, resentment, lying, inferiority, false pride, guilt, ego and everything mean and ugly.

But the lamb is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, kindness, benevolence, humility, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth,
compassion and faith.

The same fight is going on inside of you and every other person. The children thought about this for a quiet space of time, then one child asked his grandfather, "Which one will win?"

Moving his head slowly back and forth, the old grandfather replied, "The one you feed."

Have you ever had an internal fight between a wolf and a lamb? If so, how did you resolve it?