In an alternate universe: the lady couldn’t walk, got obese and died of a heart attack 10 years ago.
So, the past isn’t true until it is and then, maybe, it’s even worse.
Not sure what to make of this story.
So, the past isn’t true until it is and then, maybe, it’s even worse.
Not sure what to make of this story.
There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. “Maybe,” the farmer replied.
The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed. “Maybe,” replied the old man.
The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune. “Maybe,” answered the farmer.
The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son’s leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out. “Maybe,” said the farmer.
It features a panda named Stillwater who tells this story (among others) in it.
It's a retelling of the Tao Te Ching into plain English, using parent/child relationships to make the points.
I recommend this both to parents, and to children. Which is all of us. We never stop being children of our parents.
I don't have children, nor do I plan to, yet this is one of the most powerful books I've read.
> [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_old_man_lost_his_horse
That Wikipedia page was created in 2020. Northern Exposure predates that.
Going with the OP's theme: if we repeat the GP's comment enough times, over a long enough period, we can change history and then history would really show it to have originated from the "story "Ed" told in the TV show 'Northern Exposure.'"