Short Insight Story: The Man And The Horse

This is a short story, one of many, that has been designed to help those who hear it gain some form of new insight, knowledge or wisdom. These short stories can be used to teach children just as much as they can remind adults of important virtuous qualities.

Transcript

The story of the man and the horse.

Many hundreds of years ago,

There was a man who owned a beautiful and majestic looking horse.

This horse gave him his livelihood and also made him very famous.

The neighbors were envious of him and said to him,

You are so lucky.

The man's response was,

Maybe.

A few years later,

The horse broke out of its stables and ran away.

The man lost his livelihood and his fame.

The neighbors came up to him and said,

You are so unlucky.

The man's response was,

Maybe.

Another two years went by and one day the horse came running back.

This time,

It came running back with another ten horses.

The man regained his livelihood,

Regained his fame,

And was more wealthy than he had ever been.

The neighbors came up to him and said,

You are so lucky.

The man's response was,

Maybe.

A year later,

When the man's son was training one of the new horses,

He fell off the horse and broke his leg.

The son suffered severe injuries and was unable to walk,

Causing many difficulties and problems for the family.

The neighbors came up to the man and said,

You are so unlucky.

The man's response was,

Maybe.

Another eighteen months went past and the army came by that was recruiting all young men to go fight in a war a thousand miles away.

Due to the fact that the son had broken his leg,

He was unable to join the army.

The neighbors came up to the man and said,

You are so lucky.

And the man's response was,

Maybe.

Reviews

Patience, perspective and letting things play out are a virtue!

A wonderful story about destiny and luck, and people’s perception of it

Sometimes we don't know until later if something happened to us or for us.

The story teaches us a lot at how to look at what fate throws at us

A good story. I may be lucky today.