How is it good? How is it bad?
Jun. 20th, 2007 11:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missrenieOne of my fav things about taking Shiatsu is hearing the story of the day. Here is one of those powerful stories and its direct application to my life.
How is it good? How is it bad?
There was a boy who wanted a horse. He went to his father and said, "Father I want a horse… if I had one that would be very good."
Time went by and soon it was the boy's birthday. His father seeing how he had grown in responsibility bought him a horse. When the boy saw this he ran and thanked his father saying, "Father I have a horse now… thank you … this is very good!!"
The Father replied…yes but how is it bad?
Time went on and one day after riding his horse the boy forgot to lock the gate and the horse escaped. "Father," he said "My horse is gone… this is bad this is very bad!!!"
The Father replied… yes but how is it good?
Time went on and one day the horse wandered back home… but it brought with it another horse from the fields. When the boy saw this he was very happy indeed. He ran to his father and said excitedly. "Father, I now have two horses. This is very good!!!"
The Father replied… yes but how is it bad?
Time went on and one day while the boy was training his new horse it became frightened and threw him to the ground. The boy's leg was badly broken and he was in much pain. "Father," He said weakly after the doctor had reset the bones. "My horse… it has broken my leg. This is bad… this is very very bad."
The Father looked down at his son and said very gently… yes but how is it good?
Time went on. The country went to war. From the greatest city to the tiniest village men were pulled from their homes and given orders to fight. But when the soldiers came to the little house they did not take the son because of his broken leg. "Father", he said when they had gone. "They did not take me this is good. This is very very good."
The Father simply replied… yes this is good... but how is it bad?
I have a job :)
But I am in insanely close proximity to a candy dish full of my favorite treats. I ate so much I got sick
I am now sick of candy :)
How is it good? How is it bad?
There was a boy who wanted a horse. He went to his father and said, "Father I want a horse… if I had one that would be very good."
Time went by and soon it was the boy's birthday. His father seeing how he had grown in responsibility bought him a horse. When the boy saw this he ran and thanked his father saying, "Father I have a horse now… thank you … this is very good!!"
The Father replied…yes but how is it bad?
Time went on and one day after riding his horse the boy forgot to lock the gate and the horse escaped. "Father," he said "My horse is gone… this is bad this is very bad!!!"
The Father replied… yes but how is it good?
Time went on and one day the horse wandered back home… but it brought with it another horse from the fields. When the boy saw this he was very happy indeed. He ran to his father and said excitedly. "Father, I now have two horses. This is very good!!!"
The Father replied… yes but how is it bad?
Time went on and one day while the boy was training his new horse it became frightened and threw him to the ground. The boy's leg was badly broken and he was in much pain. "Father," He said weakly after the doctor had reset the bones. "My horse… it has broken my leg. This is bad… this is very very bad."
The Father looked down at his son and said very gently… yes but how is it good?
Time went on. The country went to war. From the greatest city to the tiniest village men were pulled from their homes and given orders to fight. But when the soldiers came to the little house they did not take the son because of his broken leg. "Father", he said when they had gone. "They did not take me this is good. This is very very good."
The Father simply replied… yes this is good... but how is it bad?
I have a job :)
But I am in insanely close proximity to a candy dish full of my favorite treats. I ate so much I got sick
I am now sick of candy :)
