WORTH READING 16 Feb 2007

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.

Contributed by Pravs World

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