KevinMD October 18, 2025
There is an old parable about a farmer whose horse runs away.
The neighbors cry, “Such bad luck!”
The farmer only replies, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
The next day, the horse returns with two wild horses. “Such good fortune!” they cheer.
Again, the farmer answers, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
Soon after, the farmer’s son breaks his leg taming one of the horses. “Such misfortune!”
The farmer answers, “Maybe so, maybe not. We will see.”
Weeks later, the army arrives to conscript all able young men. The son is spared.
The lesson is simple: in real time, we cannot know whether any event is inherently good or bad. Only in hindsight do we begin to...
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