The old man lost his horse

The old man lost his horse (but it all turned out for the best) (Chinese: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福; lit. 'The old man of the frontier lost (his) horse, how to know (if this is) fortuitous or not?'), also Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? or Bad luck brings good luck - and good luck brings bad luck are some of the many titles given to one of the most famous parables from the Huainanzi (Chinese 淮南子, English Master of Huainan), chapter 18 (Chinese 人間訓, Renjianxun, English In the World of Man) dating to the 2nd century B.C. The story exemplifies the view of Taoism regarding "fortune" ("good luck") and "misfortune" ("bad luck").

The old man lost his horse

The old man lost his horse (but it all turned out for the best) (Chinese: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福; lit. 'The old man of the frontier lost (his) horse, how to know (if this is) fortuitous or not?'), also Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? or Bad luck brings good luck - and good luck brings bad luck are some of the many titles given to one of the most famous parables from the Huainanzi (Chinese 淮南子, English Master of Huainan), chapter 18 (Chinese 人間訓, Renjianxun, English In the World of Man) dating to the 2nd century B.C. The story exemplifies the view of Taoism regarding "fortune" ("good luck") and "misfortune" ("bad luck").