Dharma – We’ll See

Sue Smith - APR 04, 2017
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There was once a young man who found a horse wandering loose in the forest. He looked for the horse’s owner and when he found none, he took the horse home to his family. Having a horse was a great thing for this poor family and changed their lot in life.
They excitedly went to tell the village guru (teacher) of their good fortune exclaiming “Oh, honorable teacher isn’t this marvelous luck!!” The guru simply smiled and said “We’ll see.” After several weeks the horse became lost. The family was devastated and again went to speak with the guru exclaiming “Oh, how awful is our luck!” Again, the guru simply said “We’ll see.” One day, after a few months, the horse came running into the yard followed by several other horses he had gathered as his herd. The family was joyous and said “Can you believe our good luck?” but, again, the guru only said “We’ll see.”

The boy began to train and ride some of the horses so that they were useful and also could be sold to provide an income for the family. But one day while riding, the boy was thrown from the horse and broke his leg. His parents went to the temple to offer incense and prayers for the boy. Expressing their sadness to the guru, once again the guru simply nodded and said, “We’ll see.” Not long after the boy’s accident his small country went to war with it’s neighbor. The military came to the boy’s village and took all the able- bodied young men to help fight in the war. Most of those boys never returned home. However, the boy remained safe in his village because of his broken leg.

This story is a demonstration of how situations can only be judged in the light of present circumstances. And, circumstances are always changing. Everything is impermanent.

It is because of this law of impermanence that the Buddha taught that we should avoid attachment… attachment to things, attachment to ideas and attachment to our views of things as good or bad. So when someone asks, “Isn’t that just awful??” The most enlightened answer is simply “We’ll see.”

Try adopting a “We’ll see” attitude. It’s incredibly liberating!!!!