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An old Cherokee chief was 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, self-doubt, and ego.
The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.'
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, 'Which wolf will win?'
The old chief simply replied, 'The one you feed.'
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Durham Literature Festival
john baker, September 20th, 2007. One comment. Filed under literature, quotations, reading, writing.
The Durham Literature Festival 2007 is scheduled for the 29th September to the 13th October.
Highlights include:
Sean O’Brien (2007 Northern Rock Award Winner)
Linton Kwesi Johnson (a rare visit to the North East by the reggae dub poet)
Daljit Nagra (Forward Prize Winner)
and the novelists A.S. Byatt and Pat Barker
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This is a short poem by Daljit Nagra:
Raja’s Love Song
All the girls say they love me
all their mums say I’m lovely —
ever since I lived in the clouds.
Ever since you left me
I’ve been raining on the road
where you first said you loved me . . .
Nice to see bits of it are at one of the university colleges (Hild Bede)! Just in time for the returning students, too…