The Two Wolves

Dear loving people,

Let’s get a bit abstract today. One of the things I retained from my literature class was the definition of internal conflict which ties perfectly with that of Wikipedia; the struggle occurring within a character's mind. As opposed to external conflict, in which a character is grappling some force outside of him or herself, the dilemma posed by an internal conflict is usually some ethical or emotional question. Indicators of internal conflict would be a character's hesitation or self-posing questions like "what was it I did wrong?

What we see that is not right in society is actually a reflection of the collective mindset in a particular area. This points us in the direction of looking at that which is not right within us. Inner conflict runs between extremes. On one end of the polarity spectrum there is total withdrawal expressed as narcissism in the personality complex. The narcissistic defense mechanism is one that detaches emotions from intimate forms of connectivity with a need to control life, people and circumstances. 

You might have heard about the law of polarity which states that all things in life have its own polar opposite. This means for us achievers that; within every failure there is potential for success. Everything in life has an equal opposite. It is up to us as to what side of this pole to experience. Without one, we would not have the other. If we did not experience sadness we would not know enough to experience joy. Without pain we would not have pleasure. These polarities all work together for the greater good. We need only to understand this and appreciate this fact.

Given that all things are relative, without failure we would never experience true success. You can relate this to all things in your life. Stop judging the things in your life and start recognizing them for what they are. Failure and success are the same thing on opposite poles. Within one, is the potential for the other. In every failure, there lies within it the potential for success. We need only to recognize it as it is. Since they are the same things that lie just on the other side of the spectrum we need only turn our thoughts to the side of the spectrum we wish to experience.

Acceptance is the opposite of resistance and will bring more of what you desire. If we can accept failure for what it is and move forward, we will have the ability to accept success. If, however, we resist failure then we are putting our main focus on that failure which in turn attracts more of it and we will never experience success. It’s that simple.

An old Cherokee was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said, “A battle is raging inside me…it is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, failure and ego. The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, faith and success.”

The old man looked at the children with a firm stare. “This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”

They thought about it for a minute, and then one child asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee replied: “The one you feed.”

 

The central lesson in the law of polarity is that all things have their own polar opposites and without one we would never experience the other. Do not resist that which you do not desire. Accept it and move your thoughts to those things you do desire.

The spirit within is the nexus of our existence-it is the force that animates our body, the Promethean Spark that gives life and substance to an otherwise lifeless body.