chess_mating_an_open_mind hsg "a man's horse runs away, and his neighbors say, "So sorry! What awful luck!" But the man only shrugs, "Maybe yes, maybe no." The next day, he sends his son to look for the horse, and the son returns not only with the horse, but with a whole pack of wild horses that followed it. "What great luck!" his neighbors say, but the man only shrugs, "Maybe yes, maybe no." The next morning, his son is trying to tame one of the wild horses and breaks his leg. The neighbors all offer sympathy, saying, "What terrible luck!" But the man still shrugs and says, "Maybe yes, maybe no." A week later, a war breaks out and officers come through the man's town drafting all the young boys into the army, but they pass over his ailing son. "What wonderful luck!" his neighbors say. The man shrugs, "Maybe yes, maybe no." 080815 ... snss i think i read this in the tao of pooh 080815 ... hsg it_is_in_many_books many_yes_many_know maybe_tao_maybe_pooh! "Life shrinks or expands in direct proportion to one's courage. -Anais Nin" 080815 ... jane i did research on the science of luck and really now i no longer believe in luck - i believe in attitude.. 080816 ... Lemon_Soda Being optimistic means I generally like being happy, but I definantly see and agree with the point. 080816 ... hsg luck_is_preparation_meeting_opportunity (lipmo) we can prepare our attitudes for opportunities. 080816 ... LEMON SODA RESPONDING CHECK 081110 what's it to you? who go blather from