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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWd6fNVZ20o">Narrated by Alan Watts</a></p>
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<p>A long time ago, a poor Chinese farmer lost a horse, and all the neighbors came around and said, “well that’s too bad.” The farmer said, “maybe.” </p>
<p>Shortly after, the horse returned bringing another horse with him, and all the neighbors came around and said, “well that’s good fortune,” to which the farmer replied, “maybe.” </p>
<p>The next day, the farmer’s son was trying to tame the new horse and fell, breaking his leg, and all the neighbors came around and said, “well that’s too bad,” and the farmer replied, “maybe.” </p>
<p>Shortly after, the emperor declared war on a neighboring nation and ordered all able-bodied men to come fight—many died or were badly maimed, but the farmer’s son was unable to fight and spared due to his injury. And all the neighbors came around and said, “well that’s good fortune,” to which the farmer replied, “maybe.” </p>
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<p>The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity and it is <strong>really impossible to tell whether anything that happens in it is good or bad</strong> because you never know what will be the consequences of a misfortune or you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune. - <a href="/notes/e33wd60mupdafm8n2p9v4as">Alan-Watts</a></p>
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<strong>Backlinks</strong>
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<li><a href="/notes/bukm9cpoa3dxsa8wv7qbg0u">5: Events don't disturb us; Our attitudes about events that disturb us.</a></li>
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