An ancient Chinese story tells of a farmer in a poor country village. He was considered well-to-do because
he owned a horse that he used for plowing and transportation. One day his horse ran away. All his neighbors
exclaimed how terrible this was, but the farmer simply replied, “Maybe.”
A few days later the horse returned and brought two wild horses with it. The neighbors rejoiced at his good
fortune, but the farmer simply replied, “Maybe.”
The next day the farmer’s son tried to ride one of the wild horses, but the horse threw him and broke the
son’s leg. The neighbors all offered sympathy at the farmer’s misfortune, but the farmer simply replied,
“Maybe.”
The next week, the conscription officers came to the village to take young men for the army. They rejected
the farmer’s son because of his broken leg. When the neighbors told him how lucky he was, the farmer
replied, “Maybe.”
一个古老的中国故事讲述了一个贫穷乡村里的农民。他被认为是富裕的人。
他拥有一匹用来耕种和运输的马。有一天他的马跑掉了。他的邻居们
惊叹这是多么可怕，但农民只是回答，“也许。”
几天后，马回来了，带来了两匹野马。邻居们为他的好而欣喜。
幸运的是，农夫却简单地回答：“也许吧。”
第二天农场主的儿子想骑一匹野马，但马扔了他，把他摔断了。
儿子的腿。邻居们都同情农夫的不幸，但农夫只是回答说：
“也许吧。”
第二周，征兵人员来到村子，带年轻人去参军。他们拒绝了
农夫的儿子因为他的腿断了。当邻居们告诉他他是多么幸运时，农夫
回答：“也许吧。”（谷歌翻译仅供参考）