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| Sunday, 2-Apr-2006 03:29 |
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we'll see...
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many years ago, a friend tried to encourage me with this story...juz wanna share with u guys...hope your heart is in the right place...
Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, "Oh, what a horrible thing to happen." The farmer said simply, "We'll see." He was so at peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.
Everyone's reaction now was, "What a lucky man." And the farmer said, "We'll see."
A couple days later, the new horse jumped a fence and ran away. Everyone in the village shook their heads and said, "What a poor fellow!"
The farmer smiled and said, "We'll see."
Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone again said, "What a fortunate man."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Later in the year, the farmer's young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke his leg. Everyone in the village said, "What a shame for the poor boy."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Two days later, the army came into the village to draft new recruits. When they saw that the farmer's son had a broken leg, they decided not to recruit him.
Everyone said, "What a fortunate young man."
The farmer smiled again - and said "We'll see."
Moral of the story: There's no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our everyday lives. Many times what looks like a setback, may actually be a gift in disguise. And when our hearts are in the right place, all events and circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from.
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| Saturday, 18-Mar-2006 13:46 |
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More from Shanghai
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| Saturday, 11-Mar-2006 18:35 |
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in black & white mood...
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向左走向右走...
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| Thursday, 19-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Pepsi or Coke?
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| Saturday, 7-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Snapshots from Zhou Zhuang
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| Wednesday, 21-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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Back again
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Merry Xmas! 
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| Sunday, 20-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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| Sunday, 30-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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The Pear Tree
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interesting little story....
"There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall.
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later."
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| Wednesday, 19-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Autumn Colors
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the sky is still grey...hope these will brighten your day a bit 
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| Sunday, 16-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Rainy Day...
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rainy & wet day...i'm stuck in the house with nowhere to go...found 2 small brollies the other day, if you insist on going out...i don't mind lending them to you
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Coffee, please. 
