Favorite quote from "Reconfigurement"
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Re: Favorite quote from "Reconfigurement"
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This little story perfectly showed the wisdom of being open-minded. From adversity something good could arise, and vise versa. With this mentality, the farmer did not feel conered when he was faced with difficulties, a mentality we should adopt.WriteOn wrote: ↑02 Jul 2022, 11:50In a small village in rural Afghanistan, there lived a poor but wise farmer. One day his horse ran away. His neighbors came by to offer their sympathy, saying “what a terrible misfortune.” But the wise old farmer simply scuffed his feet in the soil and said “perhaps.” The next day the missing horse returned, leading an entire herd of beautiful wild horses. The neighbors came to celebrate, saying “how wonderful.” All the wise farmer said is, “perhaps.” And the next day, the farmer's only son went to tame one of the wild horses. In the process, he broke his leg. The neighbors all came by to commiserate, saying “how awful,” and again, the wise farmer only said, “perhaps.”
The next day, the forces of the local warlord came down to forcibly impress all the young men of the village and lead them to war, but because of his fractured leg, the farmer's son was left behind. Again, the neighbors came by to offer congratulations, but all the wise farmer said was, “perhaps.” The moral of this two-sided story is that all situations, no matter how terrible they appear on surface, have within them the seeds and the potential for good.
Sorry it's so long, but I think the above is just such a wonderful combination of wise words and humour. It made me laugh but also think deeply about the moral it contains. Using that story was a great way to communicate something important to the reader. It's too good to forget. In the OBC interview with E. Alan Fleischauer he discloses how having a mild stroke helped him access his ability to write. He was able to see the potential for good within his own misfortune, so is sharing genuinely helpful advice.
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"Waiting for the perfect time...", I agree with your point, there is no perfect time, like that.Mehak_mattoo6 wrote: ↑03 Jul 2022, 01:34 My favourite quote has to be "You have go-go years, slo-go years and no-go years. Guess what, the no-go years are not when you travel." People always wait around for the right opportunity and due to this, they lose their precious time.
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Yes, I agree with you reading this part of the book where he talked about his father and his son and how every bad thing that happened to the son ended up favoring him from joining a war. Surely all situations, no matter how bad, have within them the seed of good.AvishaJain_13 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2022, 03:07 "All situations, no matter how terrible they appear on surface, have within them the seeds and the potential for good."
This sounds like a basic quote but sometimes the simplest stuff helps the most
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Although the book speaks about reconfigurement, in terms of financial planning, this quote resonated with me because it is applicable to all aspects of life. Regardless of my financial position or any other aspect of myself and my life, I am truly unique.
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