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    From the page: Maybe 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. 'Maybe,' the farmer replied. The next... more

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  • Rated by JIR on Sep 06, 8:36am

    From the page: Maybe 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. 'Maybe,' the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. 'How wonderful,' the neighbors exclaimed. 'Maybe,' 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. 'Maybe,' 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. 'Maybe,' said the farmer.

  • Rated by meridance on May 09 2009, 4:46pm

    Mindfully lovely...

  • Rated by vijayraisinghani on Dec 13 2008, 7:28am

    outstanding tale........very insightful...

  • Rated by SpiralsShadeaux on Oct 27 2008, 1:57pm

    From the page: "Maybe 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. â€oeSuch bad luck,” they said sympathetically. â€oeMaybe,” the farmer replied. The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. â€oeHow wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed. â€oeMaybe,” 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. â€oeMaybe,” answered the farmer. The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the sonâ€s leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out. â€oeMaybe,” said the farmer"

  • Rated by SmallBlueGod on Jun 18 2007, 12:11pm

    In all things the answer is 'Maybe'. :)

  • Rated by arch4ngel on Apr 25 2007, 12:47pm

    Nothing is black or white in life. Someday, it might look black sometimes white. Yin & Yang. There is always some good in the bad and some bad in the good things.

  • Rated by buddhist-elk on Oct 06 2006, 5:41am

    These are beautiful stories

  • Rated by Sabriel on Sep 26 2006, 12:49pm

    Lovely Taoist story... maybe...