There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmers neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and this time the neighbours congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows? Then, when the farmers son was attempted to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? A short time later the country was going into war. A draft had begun and the military began going from town to town gathering all the young and able bodied for war. His son, who was injured, couldn’t go because of his broken leg. Realizing that his son’s life was spared, the townspeople turned to him and said, “You are so lucky!!” Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? MORAL : 1. Don’t be so quick to evaluate events in your life (A break up, an accident, getting fired, getting a new job, being turned down for a job…or even accidentally getting behind a slow driver when you’re already late). While it may seem the worst thing that could have happened, you don’t know what’s just around the corner. 2. Be like the farmer and accept, “it is, what it is”. Be grounded in your current reality. Take a deep breath and when you’re ready to move on say, “ok,” and keep moving. This is a story of acceptance. When we stop fighting our seemingly unwanted realities and accept things as they are, the quicker we find meaning in circumstances, new doors are opened. copied./
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:19:29 +0000
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