A group of children gathered around their grandfather. They were filled with excitement and curiosity (好奇). That day, there had been quite a fierce (激烈的) fight between two adults, their grandfather was called in to mediate. The children were curious to hear what he had to say about it. One of the children asked a question to the grandfather that was puzzling (使困惑) him.
"Grandfather, why do people fight?"
The old man replied, "Well, do you know, my child, we all have two wolves inside us? They are in our chest (胸膛)... and these wolves are fighting each other at times."
The eyes of the children had grown big by now.
"In our chests too, Grandfather?" asked another child. The grandfather nodded his head and said, "Yes."
"And in your chest too?" asked a third one. The grandfather replied, "Yes, in my chest too."
The grandfather surely had all the children's attention now, and went on, "There is a white wolf and a black wolf. The black wolf inside us is filled with fear, lies, anger and sadness. The white wolf is filled with peace, love, hope and kindness. And do you know there is always a terrible fight between the two wolves?"
Then he stopped. There was complete silence and all the children were looking toward him. Finally, the grandson who asked the first question could not wait anymore and broke the silence, "But Grandfather, which wolf wins?"
The old man smiled and replied, "That's simple... the one we feed more."
