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		acidburnNSA on Oct 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Fell 15,000 Feet and Lived (2009) I was taught this by a Chinese culture coach. She said it more like: Man's horse runs away: aww Horse returns, brings new wild horse: yay new horse Son riding wild horse breaks leg: aww War comes and takes able-bodied men: yay get to live

nneonneo on Oct 27, 2022 [–]

This story gives rise to the idiom “塞翁失马，焉知非福” - the old man lost his horse, but it turned out to be a blessing.

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