Two wolves

One cold night, in a faraway village in a faraway land, a wizened teacher and his young disciple sat next to a crackling fire.

"Sensei (Teacher), is humanity fundamentally good or evil?" asked the disciple.

The Teacher replied, "My son, in all my years of study, I have discovered this one truth in relation to your question."

"There exists two wolves within us all, fighting a grand battle for supremacy. One is Evil, and it values above all ANGER, ENVY, JEALOUSY, SORROW, REGRET, GREED, ARROGANCE, SELF-PITY, GUILT, RESENTMENT, INFERIORITY, DISHONESTY, SUPERIORITY and NEGATIVITY."

He paused for a breath. "The other is Good. It values LOVE, FORGIVENESS, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, HUMILITY, FAITH, COMPASSION, TRUTH, GENEROSITY and POSITIVITY." The disciple considered what the teacher had just said for a moment, and then asked him, "Which wolf wins?"

The great Sensei simply replied, "The one you feed."