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An American Indian elder described his own inner struggles this way: "Inside of me there two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time." When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, "The one I feed the most."
I have also heard this in reference to wolves.
Wealth Success and Love
A woman came out of her lodge and saw 3 old men with long white hair sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.
"Is your husband home?" they asked.
"No, " she said. "He's out. "
"Then we cannot come in, " they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in.
"We do not go into a house together, they replied.
"Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth, he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!" he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our lodge with wealth!"
His wife disagreed "My Dear , why don't we invite Success?"
Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other comer of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite love? Our lodge will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest. " Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: I only invited Love, Why are you coming in? "
The old men replied together.- "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
Wealth Success and Love
Native American Lore
God gives us each a song.
- Ute
Did you know that crocodiles never outgrow the pool in which they live?
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