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A grandfather tells his grandson that two wolves fight within every person. One wolf represents evil—anger, jealousy, greed, resentment. The other represents good—love, kindness, humility, and compassion.

The grandson asks, "Which wolf wins?"

The grandfather replies, "The one you feed."

- Native American Proverb, often attributed to the Cherokee people

 

In his dialogue titled Phaedrus, Plato expressed a similar concept in another way. He said that within us all there are two horses, the spirited noble Thumos, and the dark horse of our appetites and desires, Epithumia. The task of the Charioterr - our reason - is to hold the reigns on both horses as we steer toward the good life (eudaimonia).

Things didn't work out quite like that in our little terror tale, did they, my Connoisseurs? A victory was won for the side of innocence and purity, but that victory was inarguably pyrrhic. Still, my dear Connoisseurs, let this be a lesson—when you lose control of your inner beasts, you might just find yourself hoofing it to the grave! Neigh-ver forget to keep a tight grip on those reins… or you might take a one-way ride straight to Hades’ Hitching Post! Mwahahahaha!