Sometimes in the daily "mail" in your computer brings words of wisdom which may be profoundly moving. The story I am going to write below is one of those. First let me write it then will add some comments about it.
One evening an old Cherokee Indian 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."
Grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked the grandfather
"Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "the one you feed"
Indeed this is a simple and profound story. What I thought immediately was another book which is not a story book but its wisdom there is no doubt about and we read it daily yet do not get moved. Something to think about
Here are those words from Sura Shams (91st)
7. By the soul, and the proportion and order given to it:
8.And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
9.Truly he succeeds that purifies it
10 And he fails that corrupts it.
The original words of Arabic really have more profound meaning and effect than the attempt (By Allama Yusuf Ali) at the English rendering. I am not at all comparing the Old Cherokee's words of wisdom with the eternal words of the Almighty Creator for they are not comparable but merely pointing out what we lack in due understanding of the Qurán-el-Hakeem.
One evening an old Cherokee Indian 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."
Grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked the grandfather
"Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "the one you feed"
Indeed this is a simple and profound story. What I thought immediately was another book which is not a story book but its wisdom there is no doubt about and we read it daily yet do not get moved. Something to think about
Here are those words from Sura Shams (91st)
7. By the soul, and the proportion and order given to it:
8.And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-
9.Truly he succeeds that purifies it
10 And he fails that corrupts it.
The original words of Arabic really have more profound meaning and effect than the attempt (By Allama Yusuf Ali) at the English rendering. I am not at all comparing the Old Cherokee's words of wisdom with the eternal words of the Almighty Creator for they are not comparable but merely pointing out what we lack in due understanding of the Qurán-el-Hakeem.
5 comments:
I loved this story and I think put somewhere on my blog but attestation from Quran was a learning...
I am glad. I attended high school graduation "ceremony" of my daughter. They call it "friends school" In my opinion they (Quakers) are Christian Soofis. The grad. class was seated in front of us facing us (audience). What moved me was their method of "celebration". the whole gathering was quiet Then somebody stood and spoke his/her mind whatever that somebody thought proper for that occasion, parting words, moving feelings and emotions etc. after the person sits down there would be that silence again and so I stood up and paraphrased the meanings of these ayat in my words in two minutes and then sit down and there was that silence again. These are Quakers Christians and their standards of schooling are high.
I never heard of Quakers or atleast never took them seriously...hmmm.very interesting..
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