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Post by funnel101 on Nov 5, 2008 14:04:42 GMT -4
A very old Chinese Taoist story describes a farmer in a poor country village. His neighbors considered him very well-to-do. He owned a horse which he used for plowing and for transportation. One day his horse ran away. All his neighbors exclaimed how terrible this way, but the farmer simply said "Good or bad, who can tell?"
A few days later the horse returned and brought two wild horses with it. The neighbors all rejoiced at his good fortune, but the farmer just said "Good or bad, who can tell?"
The next day the farmer's son tried to ride one of the wild horses. The horse threw him and the son broke his leg. The neighbors all offered their sympathy for his misfortune, but the farmer again said "Good or bad, who can tell?"
The next week conscription officers came to the village to take young men for the army. They rejected the farmer's son because of his broken leg. When the neighbors told him how lucky he was, the farmer replied "Good or bad, who can tell?"
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Post by AquaHolic on Nov 5, 2008 14:37:32 GMT -4
Interesting... Barb
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