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So I think it’s been in some movies and some other people have quoted it in their books, but it goes like this. It’s that a man and his son have a horse, and they only have one horse. And one day, their only horse runs away. And all of their neighbors come by and say, “Oh, I’m so sorry for your loss. You must be so upset.” And the man just shrugged and said, “Well, we’ll see.” And about a week later, that only horse came back and it had 20 other horses in tow. And the man and his son gathered all of these horses into the corral and suddenly they had like 21 horses, and they were like the richest people in their village. And all the neighbors came by and said, “Oh my gosh. You must be so happy. What wonderful news! You must be ecstatic.” And the man just shrugged and said, “Well, we’ll see.” And then because of these 21 wild horses, one day one of the wild horses kicked his son in the legs breaking both of his legs and suddenly, the old man’s only son was laid up in bed. The old man had to do everything himself. And the neighbors came by and said, “Oh, you must be so upset. I’m so sorry.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” And then shortly after, the country went to war and every able-bodied young man was sent off to war, and they were all killed in a horrible battle. But the man’s son was spared because his legs were broken. And the neighbors came by and said, “Oh, you must be so thankful.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” That’s it. I love that story.
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Becoming a Superhuman | Derek Sivers
say that on the homepage of my site because it’s a link to my favorite fable. Should I tell it? I guess it only takes a minute. Jonathan: Yeah, sure! Derek: All right. It’s pretty widely known. <span>So I think it’s been in some movies and some other people have quoted it in their books, but it goes like this. It’s that a man and his son have a horse, and they only have one horse. And one day, their only horse runs away. And all of their neighbors come by and say, “Oh, I’m so sorry for your loss. You must be so upset.” And the man just shrugged and said, “Well, we’ll see.” And about a week later, that only horse came back and it had 20 other horses in tow. And the man and his son gathered all of these horses into the corral and suddenly they had like 21 horses, and they were like the richest people in their village. And all the neighbors came by and said, “Oh my gosh. You must be so happy. What wonderful news! You must be ecstatic.” And the man just shrugged and said, “Well, we’ll see.” And then because of these 21 wild horses, one day one of the wild horses kicked his son in the legs breaking both of his legs and suddenly, the old man’s only son was laid up in bed. The old man had to do everything himself. And the neighbors came by and said, “Oh, you must be so upset. I’m so sorry.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” And then shortly after, the country went to war and every able-bodied young man was sent off to war, and they were all killed in a horrible battle. But the man’s son was spared because his legs were broken. And the neighbors came by and said, “Oh, you must be so thankful.” The man just said, “We’ll see.” That’s it. I love that story. Jonathan: I love it. Derek: Because something I think is a core thing about myself is that I’ve always had a very long-term focus. Like even when I was- I don’t know- like 17 years old,


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