An
old Cherokee is 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, and ego." He continued,
"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility,
kindness, benevolence, empathy,
The
grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The
old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
Since God
has this wicked sense of humor, I must tell you what happened after writing the
previous article.
It was Saturday
afternoon and the cooking shows were on on GPB so I sat at the table to begin
to repair Carolyn's IPOD. She had dropped it some time ago cracking the screen.
However, that had not stopped her from using it. I had to pry it out of her
hand to fix it.
You can find almost
anything on the Internet in how-to videos and that include a screen repair on a
IPOD touch. I looked at several of those videos and we ordered the
replacement screen. So armed with Barbara's IPAD, tools and time I began
the task of opening the IPOD. Now the video had easy tips and tricks
included as well as some timely warnings as to what not to do. That's where I
went wrong.
The warning located
where to pry this metal plate and where not to because of unseen ribbon cables
(very thin connections for power and volume in this case). I stayed away from
the cable but instead of separating the metal plate from the printed circuit
board I separated the ribbon cable from itself. Yep I cut it. My first
thought was, "I have ruined it," then “How could I be so
stupid? Now I have to buy her another one at $199.” Been there? Well, I
must honestly say I stayed there for a while.
The legend above speaks
of the winning wolf being the one we feed, the good one or the bad one. While I
was fuming, which one was I feeding? You are right the bad one. I had all
kinds of things going through my head especially before I told Carolyn. I sat
there and fumed before telling Carolyn what I had done. She was gracious
and kind. She is a good daughter.
It happens when we are
late for work and there is an accident. We get worked up because our boss will
be mad, we might lose our job, we can’t pay the bills or cloth our children and
so we will be homeless living on our cars. All of which happened in 30 seconds
or less (faster than you can steal a car) and yet we still sit in the same spot
on our way to work. . It's just crazy how quickly we go down that path
feeding the wolf of self deprecation, anxiety and fear. HE gets fat fast with
all of that food. That buffet needed to close.
I went looking on the
Internet for the part I had cut. Surely someone else had done that too. I
was right. They had. It was the power/volume cable and available for $25. No, I
didn't order it. I looked some more and found it available for $1.95 plus
$2.95 shipping. So, for $5 bucks and a little more time I can fix it.
There is a video for that too. I think I will pay more careful attention this
time. I was feeding a different wolf now. Mothers don't let your babies feed
the wrong wolf!
When we go down those
dark paths feeding the wrong wolf we sin. The sin is the most ancient. I don’t
trust God. I am god. NO I’M NOT and neither are you!
Which wolf are you
feeding right now?
In His
Service and Yours
The RevI imagine God laughing this great big audacious belly laugh at me often. The kind of laugh that brings joy and delight to all who hear it because of the great love and delight contained within its expression. So much so that I laugh too!
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