08: The Farmer's Horse - An Ancient Taoist Story About the Stories We Tell Too Soon

from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar

A farmer's horse runs away.His neighbors say - what terrible luck. The farmer says - maybe. Who knows?The horse returns with three wild horses. His neighbors say - what wonderful luck. The farmer says - maybe. Who knows?His son breaks his leg trying to tame one.The army comes and takes every able-bodied young man to war.The farmer says - maybe. Who knows?A two-thousand-year-old story that may permanently change how you see your own.

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