The Best Advice I Ever Heard

This is old, yet it is certainly worth revisiting. The single best piece of advice I have ever heard is tied to an old quote about two wolves. It has followed me for years because it explains human behaviour better than most modern advice ever could.

Inside every person, there are two competing forces. One feeds anger, jealousy, ego, resentment, lies, and fear. The other feeds calm, kindness, empathy, discipline, honesty, and hope. They are always present, and they are always hungry.

Responsibility Has a Face

When the grandson asks which wolf wins, the answer is blunt. The one you feed.

That line removes every excuse. It places responsibility exactly where it belongs. On you.

Every thought you repeat feeds one of those wolves. Every habit you allow strengthens one side. You are never neutral in this process.

What You Feed Grows

If you wake up and consume outrage, comparison, bad news, and resentment, you are feeding the darker wolf. Over time, it becomes your default reaction.

The same applies to relationships. Feed suspicion, replay old arguments, and assume bad intent, and conflict grows. Feed patience, clarity, and honesty, and trust has room to breathe.

This Applies Everywhere

Family, work, health, and self-respect all follow the same rule. Feed avoidance and blame, and stagnation follows. Feed discipline and accountability, and progress appears.

This is not blind positivity. It is awareness.

Negativity feeds fast because it requires no effort. Positivity requires intent.

The Bowl Is in Your Hands

No one else is feeding these wolves for you.

What you watch, read, repeat, tolerate, and excuse all count as food. Over time, the wolf you feed becomes your personality.

That is why this advice matters. You do not become what you want. You become what you repeatedly feed.

Final Thought

You do not need to starve one wolf completely. You just need to choose, daily, which one deserves your attention.