At our Bible class last Sunday, someone told this story. I suspect it comes from Japan, especially since the person said that he first heard it from Dr. Masaki of Concordia Theological Seminary.
A farmer had a horse break out of the fence and run away. His neighbor said, “That’s too bad.”
The farmer replied, “How do you know it’s bad?”
The next day the horse came back. Trailing him were a great number of wild horses. Now the farmer had a whole herd of horses. His neighbor said, “That’s good.”
The farmer replied, “How do you know it’s good?”
The next day, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the wild horses. He was bucked off and broke his leg. His neighbor said, “That’s too bad.”
The farmer said, “How do you know it’s bad?”
The next day, a war broke out. The emperor drafted all the young men into his army. Except the farmer’s son, whose leg was broken. His neighbor said, “That’s good.”
The farmer said, “How do you know it’s good?”. . . .
Let’s CONTINUE THE STORY and see how far we can take the adventures of this philosophical farmer. Each person post a new episode, building on the previous one.
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