Perspective

In this village, a little boy was given a gift of a horse. The villagers all said, "Isn't that fabulous? Isn't that wonderful? What a wonderful gift!"

The Zen master said "we'll see."

A couple years later the boy falls off the horse and breaks his leg. The villagers all said "Isn't that terrible? The horse is cursed! That's horrible!"

The Zen master said, "We'll see."

A few years later the country goes to war and the government conscripts all the males into the army, but the boys leg is so messed up, he doesn't have to go. The villagers all said "Isn't that fabulous? Isn't that wonderful?"

The Zen master said "We'll see."

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