hindsight: Good news, bad news, who knows? - 10/21/20 11:52 AM
There is a story about a farmer we used to teach in the seminars. See if you can figure out the reason for having the students learn this.
Once upon a time there was a farmer. He had a horse he used to pull his plow through the fields that he would farm. One day that horse ran away. The townspeople came by and they said, “Gee, that’s bad news.” The farmer said, “Good news, bad news, who knows?”. Three days later his horse returned with three strong mares. Now the farmer could plow through much more land. The townspeople came by … (55 comments)