Journal No.3

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Journal No.3

        This journal number (3) three is about what I’ve read the story of the two wolves, it is an old Cherokee Indian story that is enlightening and helpful.

                

Knowing which wolf to feed is the first step towards recognizing you have control over your own self.

                

              Have you ever had thoughts, feelings, or acted in ways that were unacceptable to yourself but felt powerless to control? The purpose of this story is to help you find ways to manage your mind so that you can live your life more in accordance with what your own judgment says is best for you.

                

         As we grow up, we gradually become aware in the world which is largely beyond our ability to control.

The grandfather’s answer “The one you feed” is deceivingly simple. The results of psychological research according to psychologymatters.asia that there are at least four important concept implied by the answer:

1.       The mind is not unitary it seems to us but consists of different parts. For example in the story there are the two wolves and the “you” that chooses between them.

2.       These parts of the mind/brain can interact and be in conflict with each other i.e. the two wolves fight for dominance over our mind and behavior.

3.       The “you” has the ability to decide which wolf I will feed.

4.       Having made a choice, “you” can decide specifically how to “feed” or nurture the selected wolf.

                

         This story makes me realize that anything that you focus on, it will get big. For example if you always focus on negative things I your life, it will ruin you, yourself go down. Therefore, be careful and mindful the one you feed the most part of your life, so that everything will be in order as you feed. Actually it’s not the first time I read or heard this story, but then again I always have different realization as I go encounter again, I go to the differ reflection of my life.

     

            Most of people now are focused on the standards of this world, they always feed their mind that they have to comply on those standards so, and they’re always trying hard by themselves. They hurt when they don’t meet the standards. It’s so sad and alarming that most of people nowadays are like that. They say “ayokong maiwan sa uso”!

     I hope when you read also this story, make some realization and please do care to leave a comment box, what’s yours?! Thanks for reading!! J