Maya’s Own

It is so easy to blame fate or God or the Universe for something not quite going the way we would wish it to go, but how can you tell that this life and this moment is not the very best for you?
A while back I was on my way to meet friends for the week end and I had to drive quite a distance when my car just stopped: all the electrics went and I had to call the NRMA [ roadside assistance here in OZ]. My poor car was put on a tow truck and taken back to town, my week end was canceled. After moping around for a minute or two I decided that there was absolutely nothing I could do, no car and no public transport, so I stayed home with some videos and a tub of ice cream, things were looking pretty good already.
I was well ensconced in my sofa when my door bell rang, a very old friend I had not seen in years tracked me down,we had not seen each other in a couple of years and lost touch as we both moved house. Had I been away I would not have seen him again as he was only in town for a day. My week end in Byron Bay was postponed, but I did catch up with a dear friend. This could not have happened if I had been away.

I came across this following story a few years ago and I wanted to use it to illustrate a very simple Life principle: you make your own luck.

Good luck, bad luck

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer’s neighbours sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?” A week later, the horse returned with a herd of horses from the hills and this time the neighbours congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, “Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?”
Then, when the farmer’s son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”
Some weeks later, the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer’s son with his broken leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck or bad luck?
Who knows?
Everything that seems on the surface to be an evil may be a good in disguise. And everything that seems good on the surface may really be an evil. So we are wise when we leave it to God to decide what is good fortune and what misfortune, and thank him that all things turn out for good with those who love him.
Author Unknown
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