Another blog from Brad Wolgamott:
just a few closeing thoughts as to the good dog, bad dog subject in our lives. we also must remember that since the mean dog lives in us, then it is in fact part of us. and since it is part of us, it cant be all bad.
this dog may be the dog that defends us when we are in harms way. we take this dog to war to defend freedom around the world. this dog is what balances out what is good and kind in our lives.
in the jewish faith there is a legend about a “spirit” that lived in all of us that resembles this bad dog. it represented greed, lust, competitive overdrive etc. one day the villagers got together and captured this spirit and locked it up. the townspeople celebrated and felt this was their greatest victory. but to all of their suprise when they all woke the next few mornings they found that no business’ were opening up, all jobs had come to a halt, no babies were concieved and the overall economy basically came to a standstill. what they soon realized was that without the drive of competition, the motive of profit or greed and the emotion of lust that almost all activity came to a stop. so the villagers decided to release its prisoner and all things went back into motion.
amazing story isnt it??
we need both dogs to live in our hearts but under control and moderation. love both, let the good dog lead but dont neglect the mean dog because he in fact may be your greatest ally.