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re: Ever had your life fall apart?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 8:06 am to UGATiger26
Posted on 8/12/16 at 8:06 am to UGATiger26
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There’s a story that I’m a fan of. It’s not in the bible. Don’t know where it came from, but I love the message.
Here is another story regarding hardship.
Perhaps (Taoist story)
There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. "Such bad luck," they said sympathetically. "Perhaps," the farmer replied.
The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. "How wonderful," the neighbors exclaimed. "Perhaps," replied the old man.
The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune. "Perhaps," answered the farmer.
The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son's leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out. "Perhaps," said the farmer.
Good fortune and misfortune can look very similar from within...it is only once you are through it that you realize which it was.
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