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One Simple Reason To Stay Positive When Bad Thing Happens
It could be a blessing in disguise
There is this fable:
A man lost his horse, he cursed his bad luck
A few days later, his horse came back bringing along another horse to him.
Now, up to this point he is considered lucky, right?
His only son loved that new horse and rode on it,
Too bad this young man fell from the horse and broke his leg, the man cursed his bad luck
The supposed lucky event becomes unlucky now.
A few days later, the king commanded all the young men to go fight for war,
His son was excepted because of his broken leg.
Now this seemingly unlucky event had protected his son from dying young.
The moral of the fable
So you could see the continuous turn of the event, the bad turned to be good, and vice versa.
It’s hard to tell at times the sequences of the events in life.
Some seemingly bad things may turn out to be actually a blessing, and vice-versa.
We may not be able to see the far-reaching effects in the future, till the day we leave this world.
It’s essential to look at the bright side and stay positive when something bad happens, it’s a cliche but it’s true.
I know it’s not easy but believe that there’s something bigger behind it. You would never know that it can be a blessing in disguise.
Your short-term losses may benefit you in the long run, so keep plugging away, do not stay in despair for too long when the misfortune strikes.
The same goes for the opposite, do not be overjoyed when the lady of luck strikes you.
Of course, you should be happy and celebrate. Just be cautious and not too overjoyed till it turns out to be a misfortune.
One classic example is the real-life story of some lottery winners*.
They went broke again after winning the great fortune. Some of them divorced because of money distribution issues. Some committed suicide.
Their families have broken apart, the used-to-be-loving families become estranged from each other. They became broke and lost their families, worse than before they became rich.
Winning the lottery becomes a misfortune for them.
Takeaway
Please remind yourself that when a bad thing strikes you, remember this could be a blessing in disguise, take a deep breath and cool down, look for the solution and keep plugging away.
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