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Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central
region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he
used an old horse to plow his field.
One afternoon, while working in the
field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, "Oh, what a
horrible thing to happen." The farmer said simply, "We'll see." He was so at
peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his
attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.
Everyone's reaction now was,
"What a lucky man." And the farmer said, "We'll see."
A couple days
later, the new horse jumped a fence and ran away. Everyone in the village shook
their heads and said, "What a poor fellow!"
The farmer smiled and said,
"We'll see."
Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone again
said, "What a fortunate man."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Later in
the year, the farmer's young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke
his leg. Everyone in the village said, "What a shame for the poor boy."
The
farmer said, "We'll see."
Two days later, the army came into the village
to draft new recruits. When they saw that the farmer's son had a broken leg,
they decided not to recruit him.
Everyone said, "What a fortunate young
man."
The farmer smiled again - and said "We'll see."
Moral of the
story: There's no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our
everyday lives. Many times what looks like a setback, may actually be a gift in
disguise. And when our hearts are in the right place, all events and
circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from.
As Fra
Giovanni once said:
"Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe
me... the gift is there and the wonder of an overshadowing
presence."
Author Unknown
for indonesian version, let's see at:
http://martinsiet.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/27-untung-atau-malang/
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