What is a Good Thing and What is a Bad Thing?
What is a Good Thing and What is a Bad Thing?
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(A classic story, not my article)
How often do we quickly judge and label situations and people? Before we judge next time, let us consider this story.
A long time ago, there was an old man and his son. They had a small farm and a horse to pull their plow.
One day, the son left the gate open too long, and the horse ran away. The next day, the neighbors came by and said, “It’s too bad that your horse ran away!” The farmer replied, “I know my horse is gone, but I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing for me."
The next day, the horse came back with four other wild horses. They entered the corral, and the son closed the gate. Now, they had five horses. The neighbors stopped by and said, “It’s great, you now have five horses!” The farmer replied, “I do have five horses, but I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing for me.”
One day, the son was taming one of the horses when it struck his leg. His leg broke, and he was left partially disabled. The neighbors came by and said, “Oh, it's too bad that your son is crippled and you have to manage the farm all by yourself. ”The farmer said, “My son is injured, but I don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.”
The next day, soldiers came into the town and took away all the able-bodied men, off to a war.
You can imagine what the neighbors would have said and what the farmer's reply to them was.
What is a good thing and what is a bad thing? We don't know for sure!
Not wise to label events and people!
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