This is why the idea of karma is total nonsense.... Edgar
On Jan 14, 2012, at 10:20 AM, ED wrote: > > > Zen Story: Cause and effect > > > > There lived an old farmer who had worked on his fields for many, many years. > One day, his horse bolted away. His neighbors dropped in to commiserate with > him. "What awful luck," they tut-tutted sympathetically, to which the farmer > only replied, "We'll see." > > Next morning, to everyone's surprise, the horse returned, bringing with it > three other wild horses. "How amazing is that!" they exclaimed in excitement. > The old man replied, "We'll see." > > A day later, the farmer's son tried to mount one of the wild horses. He was > thrown on the ground and broke his leg. Once more, the neighbors came by to > express their sympathies for this stroke of bad luck. "We'll see," said the > farmer politely. > > The next day, the village had some visitors – military officers who had come > with the purpose of drafting young men into the army. They passed over the > farmer's son, thanks to his broken leg. The neighbors patted the farmer on > his back – how lucky he was to not have his son join the army! "We'll see," > was all that the farmer said! > > http://www.buddhagroove.net/2010/06/zen-story-cause-and-effect.html > > > > > >
