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I'm much inclined to only lay blame on the person that did the Bad Thing. There's no technology that can cure humanity of moral failing. Most things contain po
by DoreenMichele 4y ago
I'm much inclined to only lay blame on the person that did the Bad Thing.
There's no technology that can cure humanity of moral failing. Most things contain potential good and evil uses.
You remind me of a story I was told years ago which describes a series of "good" and "bad" events and each subsequent event changes the seeming meaning of the prior one.
The part I remember is where a man is given a horse and rejoices at his good fortune and then he is thrown from the horse, breaking his leg, and he decries his misfortune. Then war breaks out and he is not conscripted because his leg is in a cast and he again feels relieved and fortunate.
- smallnix 4y agoMaybe not the origin but here is the story told by Alan Watts: https://youtu.be/j4TZMxkxySc https://youtu.be/j4TZMxkxySc
- jefftk 4y agoThis is usually called the "Chinese Farmer" story, and it's very popular among consultants and speakers: https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+Farmer+story https://www.google.com/search?q=Chinese+Farmer+story