A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
From a philosophical point of view, this fable inspires people to look at the problem dialectically from a developmental perspective: don't be depressed in adversity, and establish an optimistic belief that the future is boundless; Don't get drunk when you are busy, and maintain the sense of urgency of "happy death".
Under certain conditions, good things and bad things can be transformed into each other, bad things can be turned into good things, and good things can also be turned into bad things. The story of "a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise" has been circulated among the people for thousands of years.
No matter what happens, we should adjust our mentality, look beyond time and space, and take into account possible extreme changes.
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From: Huainan by Liu An in the Western Han Dynasty: A good skill near the border, a horse dies without cause, and it belongs to Hu. Everyone hung up, and his father said, "Why isn't this a blessing?" After living for several months, his horse returned to Hu.
Everyone congratulated him, and his father said, "Why can't this be a disaster?" The family is rich and good, and the son is easy to ride, but he broke his stomach. Everyone hung up, and his father said, "Why isn't this a blessing?"
After living for a year, the Hu people entered the fortress, and the Dingzhuang people played with strings. The man near the fort, the deceased was nineteen. This alone is lame. Father and son protect each other. Therefore, a blessing is a curse, and a curse is a blessing, and it cannot be extremely unfathomable.
Translation:
A person who is good at speculating and mastering tricks lives near the frontier fortress. Once, his horse ran to the residence of the Hu people for no reason. People came to comfort him for this. The old man said, "Why isn't this a blessing?"
A few months later, the lost horse came back with many good horses of the Hu people. People came to congratulate him. The old man added, "Why isn't this a disaster?"
There are many good horses in the fortune teller's house. His son likes riding horses. As a result, he fell off his horse and broke his leg. People began to sympathize with him. The old man said, "Why isn't this a good thing?"
After a year, the conference semifinals invaded the frontier fortress on a large scale, and all the able-bodied men confessed to go to war. Many people died near the frontier fortress. Only Sai Weng's son was saved from the battle because of his lame leg, and the father and son saved their lives together.
The author introduces:
Liu An is the grandson of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang and the son of Huainan Chang. In the eighth year of Emperor Xiaowen (BC 172), it was named Hou Fuling. In the sixteenth year of Emperor Xiaowen (164 BC), he was named King of Huainan.
In the third year of Emperor Xiaojing (BC 154), he sent troops and Wu rebelled. An envoy of Wu contacted Huainan. Liu An wants to send troops to respond. Minister Huainan said, "If your majesty must send troops to respond to the king of Wu, I am willing to be a general of the whole army." Chu Huaiwang handed over the army to him.
After gaining the relieving power, Guo Xiang of Huainan commanded the army to defend the rebels according to the city, disobeyed Liu An's orders and worked for the court. The court also sent Qu Cheng Hou Gujie to lead the army to rescue Huainan: Huainan was thus saved.
Liu An likes reading the drum and playing the piano and fighting for good words, but he doesn't like swimming and hunting. He pays great attention to comforting people and enjoys a good reputation in the world. Thousands of people invited guests to practice magic, including Su Fei, Li Shang, Zuo Wu, Chen You, Baylor, Maozhou, Wu Bei, Jinchang, mountains and hills.
Under his auspices, he wrote Lie Hong (later called Huainan Lie Hong, also known as Huainan Zi). At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty loved literature and respected his father Liu An. Every time a letter is given, Sima Xiangru and other scribes are often asked to read the draft before sending it.
Liu An's new works when he entered Korea were often hidden by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was ordered to write Biography of Li Sao, and was summoned in the morning and presented during the solar eclipse. He also presented Ode to Virtue and Ode to the Capital of Chang 'an. Every time we meet at a banquet, we talk about politics and praise technology until dusk.
Liu An left a valuable spiritual wealth to future generations-Huainanzi, which was called "the first in Chinese" by modern scholar Liang Qichao.
Huainan Zi, also known as Huainan Lie Hong or Lie Hong, was written by Liu An when he was the king of Huainan, and attracted thousands of guests. As the editor-in-chief, Liu An's Huai Nan Zi also embodies his own thoughts.
Huainanzi absorbed the ideological materials of Laozi and Zhuangzi, especially Huang Lao's silk book, and became a theoretical work integrating Huang Lao's theory. It not only puts forward unique views on the issues of Tao, heaven and man, form and spirit.
At the same time, on the basis of inheriting the theory of "Qi" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the theory of "Jing" in the mid-Warring States Period, the concept of "Yuan Qi Theory" and systematic cosmology are put forward. Huainanzi contains rich historical research value and spiritual wisdom.