Taoist story, from Ravi Zacharias’ new book, “Why Jesus?”:
A farmer’s horse bolted from the barn and took off. He went to his neighbor, who said, “Oh, that’s too bad.” The farmer stoically replied, “Who knows what’s good or bad?”
The next day, the horse returned and brought six wild horses with it. When the farmer told his neighbor the news, the neighbor said, ‘Oh, that’s so good!” “Who knows what’s good or bad?” the farmer responded.
The third day, the farmer’s son tried to ride one of the wild horses and broke his leg in the process. The neighbor, hearing this, shook his head and muttered, “Oh, that’s bad.” The farmer shook his head and responded, “Who knows what’s good or bad?”
The following day, soldiers of the landlord prince came around looking for able-bodied men to join their ranks. They ignored the farmer’s son because of his broken leg. “That’s so good,” said the neighbor. “Who knows what is good or bad?” sighed the farmer.
