战国时期,靠北部边境有一个老翁,他的儿子丢了一匹马,别人都为他惋惜,他却说是好事。后来,那马带回一群马,别人都向他表示祝贺,他又说是一件坏事。再后来,儿子骑马折了腿,别人都对他表示同情,他又说那未尝不是一件好事。后来,边境发生战事,所有年轻人都战死沙场,他的儿子却活了 In the Warring States period, an old man was on the northern border. His son lost a horse. Others were sorry for him. He said it was a good thing. Later, Naama brought back a group of horses. Others congratulated him. He said it was a bad thing. Later, when the son broke his leg on horseback, others expressed sympathy for him. He also said that it was not a good thing. Later, when fighting broke out at the border, all young people died in the battlefield and his son lived.