Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 We'll SeeOnce 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. This email was cleaned by Gaia Tidy Mail, available for free from http://www.printcharger.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Dearest Alice, I loved this story! I am a Virgo and I worry about outcomes, but I am really trying not too, lol...I like this story for it reminds me to not let things get out of hand in my head, there is always an outcome that I would have never expected and truthfully if I allow myself to, I will see the gift in the not so fun occurences that happen day to day! Thank you sweetpea for this story. It really touched me and resonates so much with me in my life now! Much love and light, LUNA > > We'll See > > > > 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. > > > > This email was cleaned by Gaia Tidy Mail, available for free from http://www.printcharger.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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