Wicked Wanderings: Sugar Plums, Bah!

An old Indian Grandfather said to his grandson who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice.

"Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times."

He continued...

"It is as if there are two wolves inside me; One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. He saves all his energy for the right fight.

But the other wolf, ahhh!

He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. Sometimes it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked...

"Which one wins, Grandfather?"

The Grandfather smiled and quietly said...

"The one I feed."

Friday, March 03, 2006

Sugar Plums, Bah!

I awoke at 4AM this morning, most likely because someone was dropping things on wooden floors. But that is trivial in comparison to the thoughts I was having at the time. I don't remember what I was dreaming, but I do recall thinking that sound was squared and I was only hearing the square root of sound. For 5 mins I laid in bed pondering this. It means absolutely nothing other than, I was half awake, with radicands in my head. The funny thing was that I hadn't done any algebra homework last night, only peer essay reviews/proofreading.

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Friday, March 03, 2006

Sugar Plums, Bah!