{"id":30031,"date":"2013-06-12T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=30031"},"modified":"2013-06-12T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T21:00:51","slug":"the-lost-horse-a-chinese-folktale-good-bad-dont-take-score-so-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-lost-horse-a-chinese-folktale-good-bad-dont-take-score-so-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Horse, A Chinese Folktale (Good? Bad? Don’t Take Score So Soon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man who lived on the northern frontier of China was skilled in interpreting events. \u00a0One day, for no reason, his horse ran away to the nomads across the border. \u00a0Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?”<\/em> \u00a0 Some months later his horse returned, bringing a splendid nomad stallion. \u00a0Everyone congratulated him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a disaster?” \u00a0<\/em> \u00a0Their household was richer by a fine horse, which his son loved to ride. \u00a0One day he fell and broke his hip. \u00a0Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?”<\/em> \u00a0A year later the nomads came in force across the border, and every able-bodied man took his bow and went into battle. \u00a0The Chinese frontiersmen lost nine of every ten men. \u00a0Only because the son was lame did the father and son survive to take care of each other. \u00a0 \u00a0Truly, blessing turns to disaster, and disaster to blessing: \u00a0the changes have no end, nor can the mystery be fathomed.<\/p>\n

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