The Power of Choice - Story

The Power of Choice - Story

An old Master was teaching his students about life. He said to them, “A battle is raging inside me—it is a terrible fight between two tigers. One tiger represents fear, anger, envy, selfishness, regret, arrogance, self-pity, shame, resentment, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other tiger represents joy, peace, graciousness, humility, kindness, forgiveness, friendship,empathy, generosity, compassion, and faith.”

He continued, “The same fight is going on inside each one of you.”

The students thought about this for a while, until one of the students asked his Master, “Which tiger will win?”

The old Master replied, “The one you feed".