"Maybe" -- a story of "Good Luck, Bad Luck"

I love this Zen story. It's been very meaningful in my life.  You can see a nicely done 3-minute cartoon video of it at: http://straightnesstraining.com/horse-stories/good-luck-bad-luck/
 

Every event in life is like two sides of a single coin.
We deny the wholeness when we label the events of our
lives as either good or bad. The following old
Zen story illustrates this lesson most
effectively.

A farmer had a horse but one day, the horse ran
away and so the farmer and his son had to plow
their fields themselves. Their neighbors said, "Oh,
what bad luck that your horse ran away!" But the
farmer replied, "Maybe."

The next week, the horse returned to the farm,
bringing a herd of wild horses with him. "What
wonderful luck!" cried the neighbors, but the farmer
responded, "Maybe."

Then, the farmer's son was thrown as he tried to
ride one of the wild horses, and he broke his
leg. "Ah, such bad luck," sympathized the neighbors.
Once again, the farmer responded, "Maybe."

A short time later, the ruler of the country
recruited all young men to join his army for battle.
The son, with his broken leg, was left at home.
"What good luck that your son was not forced into
battle!" celebrated the neighbors. And the farmer
remarked, "Maybe."

Moral:  "Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken."