A 'Maybe' story A farmer’s horse ran away. His neighbours gathered upon hearing the news and said sympathetically, “That’s such bad luck.” “Maybe,” the farmer replied. The horse returned on his own the next morning, and brought seven wild horses with it. “Look how many more horses you have now,” the neighbors exclaimed. “How lucky!” “Maybe,” the farmer replied. The next day, the farmer’s son attempted to ride one of the wild horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. “How awful,” the neighbors said. “It looks like your luck has turned for the worse again.” The farmer simply replied, “Maybe.” The following day, military officers came to town to conscript young men into the service. Seeing the son’s broken leg, they rejected him. The neighbors gathered round the farmer to tell him how fortunate he was. “Maybe,” said the farmer. #Zen story#Zen#Koan#Story#Relativity#Maybe#Tao#Taoism January 14, 2014
It’s January. They say it’s winter. I don’t believe ‘em. #January#Park#Nature#Art#gregorjakac.com January 13, 2014
“ Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. Words by: T. S. Eliot ” #T. S. Eliot#Thomas Stearns Eliot#Life#Wisdom#Quote January 10, 2014
“ I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. Words by: Ernest Hemingway ” #Ernest Hemingway#Hemingway#Listening#People#Life#Quote January 6, 2014
“ When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. Words by: John Lennon ” #John Lennon#Meaning#Meaning of life#Happiness#Happy#Life#Quote December 17, 2013
Low temperature, warm scenery. #Bled#Lake Bled#Lake#Art#Winter#Scenery#gregorjakac.com December 16, 2013
“ Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. Words by: William Makepeace Thackeray ” #William Makepeace Thackeray#Thackeray#kindness#Words#Life#Quote December 10, 2013
“ The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. Words by: Marcus Aurelius ” #Marcus Aurelius#Wisdom#Life#Enemy#Revenge#Quote December 5, 2013
“ Above all, don’t lie to yourself. Words by: Fyodor Dostoevsky ” #Fyodor Dostoevsky#Lie#Yourself#Life#Quote#Dostoevsky December 3, 2013
“ If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking. Words by: George S. Patton ” #George S. Patton#Thinking#Life#Quote November 29, 2013
Relax by the lake. #Lake#Winter#Wind#Relax#Art#Lounge#Ambient#Zbilje#Medvode#Slovenia#gregorjakac.com November 27, 2013
“ If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed. Words by: Sylvia Plath ” #Sylvia Plath#Expectations#Life#Wisdom#Quote November 22, 2013
