Once upon a time there was a Chinese peasant, very poor but wise, who worked the land hard with his son. One day the son said to him: “Father, what a disgrace, our horse has run away.”“Why do you call it a disgrace?” replied the father. “We’ll see what time brings us.”After a few days the horse returned accompanied by a beautiful wild mare. “Dad, how lucky.” exclaimed the boy. “Our horse brought another.”“Why do you call it luck?” replied the father. “We’ll see what time brings us.”A few days later the boy wanted to ride the new horse, but this one, not used to the saddle, reared up and laid him on the ground.In the fall, the boy broke his leg. “Father, what a disgrace, I broke my leg.” The father, taking up his experience and wisdom, said: “Why do you call it a disgrace? We’ll see what time brings us.”The boy was not convinced of his father’s philosophy. A few days later, the king’s envoys passed through the village looking for young men to take to war. They went to the old man’s house, saw the weakened young man and left him on his way.The young man then understood that one must never give either misfortune or fortune as absolutes, but that, in order to know if something is bad or good, it is necessary to give it time. The moral of this Ancient Chinese Council is: Life takes so many turns and is so paradoxal in its course that both bad can become good and good can become bad.So let’s wait for tomorrow with Joy and let’s live today in Fulness.Have yourself a happy day!
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