http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/dan-millman-good-or-bad en-us 60 <p>Dan Millman shares this brilliant story in &ldquo;&rsquo;Way of the Peaceful Warrior&rdquo;:</p><p><em>An old man and his son worked a small farm, with only one horse to pull the plow. One day, the horse ran away.</em></p><p><em>&quot;How terrible,&quot; sympathized the neighbors. &quot;What bad luck.&quot;</em></p><p><em>&quot;Who knows whether it is bad luck or good luck,&quot; the farmer replied.</em></p><p><em>A week later, the horse returned from the mountains, leading five wild mares into the barn.</em></p><p><em>&quot;What wonderful luck!&quot; said the neighbors.</em></p><p><em>&quot;Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?&rdquo; answered the old man.</em></p><p><em>The next day, the son, trying to tame one of the horses, fell and broke his leg.</em></p><p><em>&quot;How terrible. What bad luck!&quot;</em></p><p><em>&quot;Bad luck? Good luck?&quot;</em></p><p><em>The army came to all the farms to take the young men for war, but the farmer's son was of no use to them, so he was spared.</em></p><p><em>&quot;Good? Bad?&quot;</em></p><p>Amazing how the world spins, eh?</p><p>What joy or challenge are you facing right now? </p><p>Good? Bad?</p><p>:)</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:17 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:318:318 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/318