¿Buena ¿Buena SuerteSuerte, Mala , Mala SuerteSuerte??

Good Luck, Bad Luck?Good Luck, Bad Luck?

A Taoist/ Zen Buddhist A Taoist/ Zen Buddhist ProverbProverb

Había una vez un agricultor. Tenía un Había una vez un agricultor. Tenía un caballo. Un dia, el caballo se escapó y caballo. Un dia, el caballo se escapó y se fue. Cuando escucharon las se fue. Cuando escucharon las noticias, los vecinos del agricultor noticias, los vecinos del agricultor llegaron a visitarlo. Dijeron: llegaron a visitarlo. Dijeron:

¡Que mala suerte!¡Que mala suerte!El agricultor dijo: El agricultor dijo: Tal vez.Tal vez.

There once was a farmer. One day the There once was a farmer. One day the farmer's only horse broke out of the farmer's only horse broke out of the corral and ran away. The farmer's corral and ran away. The farmer's neighbors, all hearing of the horse neighbors, all hearing of the horse running away, came to the farmer's running away, came to the farmer's house to view the corral. As they stood house to view the corral. As they stood there, the neighbors all said, "Oh what there, the neighbors all said, "Oh what bad luck!" The farmer replied, bad luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps." "Perhaps."

Hace una semana, el caballo regresó, Hace una semana, el caballo regresó, con diez mas caballos silvestres con diez mas caballos silvestres (wild). Los vecinos, cuando (wild). Los vecinos, cuando escucharon las noticias, llegaron a ver escucharon las noticias, llegaron a ver todos los caballos. Dijeron: todos los caballos. Dijeron:

¡Que buena suerte!¡Que buena suerte!

El agricultor dijo: El agricultor dijo:

Tal vez.Tal vez.

About a week later, the horse returned, About a week later, the horse returned, bringing with it a whole herd of wild bringing with it a whole herd of wild horses, which the farmer and his son horses, which the farmer and his son quickly corralled. The neighbors, quickly corralled. The neighbors, hearing of the corralling of the horses, hearing of the corralling of the horses, came to see for themselves. As they came to see for themselves. As they stood there looking at the corral filled stood there looking at the corral filled with horses, the neighbors said, "Oh with horses, the neighbors said, "Oh what good luck!" The farmer replied, what good luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps." "Perhaps."

Hace pocos semanas, el hijo del Hace pocos semanas, el hijo del agriculator se rompío la pierna cuando agriculator se rompío la pierna cuando estaba entrenando unos del los estaba entrenando unos del los caballos silvestres. Unos dias caballos silvestres. Unos dias despues, la pierna del hijo se infectó y despues, la pierna del hijo se infectó y el hijo tenia una fiebre muy mal. Los el hijo tenia una fiebre muy mal. Los vecinos llegaron a ver al hijo. Dijieron:vecinos llegaron a ver al hijo. Dijieron:

¡Que mala suerte!¡Que mala suerte!

El agricultor dijo: El agricultor dijo:

Tal vez.Tal vez.

A couple of weeks later, the farmer's A couple of weeks later, the farmer's son's leg was badly broken when he son's leg was badly broken when he was thrown from a horse he was was thrown from a horse he was trying to break. A few days later the trying to break. A few days later the broken leg became infected and the broken leg became infected and the son became delirious with fever. The son became delirious with fever. The neighbors, all hearing of the incident, neighbors, all hearing of the incident, came to see the son. As they stood came to see the son. As they stood there, the neighbors said, "Oh what there, the neighbors said, "Oh what bad luck!" The farmer replied, bad luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps.""Perhaps."

Al mismo tiempo, empezó una Al mismo tiempo, empezó una guerra (war). guerra (war).

Los generales llegaron a la Los generales llegaron a la comunidad, buscando comunidad, buscando soldados. Llevaron a todos de soldados. Llevaron a todos de los hombres, pero dejaron los hombres, pero dejaron uno: el hijo del agricultor. uno: el hijo del agricultor. Cuando los generales vieron el Cuando los generales vieron el pobre joven con una fiebre y la pobre joven con una fiebre y la pierna roto, pensaron que el pierna roto, pensaron que el no podía pelearse.no podía pelearse.

At that same time in China, a war At that same time in China, a war broke out between two rival broke out between two rival warlords. In need of more soldiers, a warlords. In need of more soldiers, a captain came to the village to captain came to the village to conscript young men to fight in the conscript young men to fight in the war. When the captain came to take war. When the captain came to take the farmer's son, he found the young the farmer's son, he found the young man with a broken leg--delirious with man with a broken leg--delirious with fever. Knowing there was no way the fever. Knowing there was no way the son could fight, the captain left him son could fight, the captain left him there.there.

Hace pocos dias, la fiebra del joven Hace pocos dias, la fiebra del joven se desaparezcó. Los vecinos, se desaparezcó. Los vecinos, cuando escucharon que el joven cuando escucharon que el joven estaba mejor, y que no tenía que estaba mejor, y que no tenía que ir a pelear en la guerra (war) ir a pelear en la guerra (war) llegaron a visitarlo. Dijeron: llegaron a visitarlo. Dijeron:

¡Que buena suerte!¡Que buena suerte!

El agricultor dijo: El agricultor dijo:

Tal vez.Tal vez.

A few days later, the son's fever A few days later, the son's fever broke. The neighbors, hearing of broke. The neighbors, hearing of the son's not being taken to fight the son's not being taken to fight in the war and of his return to in the war and of his return to good health, all came to see him. good health, all came to see him. As they stood there, each one As they stood there, each one said, "Oh what good luck!" The said, "Oh what good luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps."farmer replied, "Perhaps."