The ancient Chinese proverb, Sai Weng Shi Ma, translates to, “Mr. Sai loses his horse.” The proverb is used to explain how an unfortunate event can be a blessing in disguise.
The story goes: Mr. Sai’s horse ran away. His horse came back with a stallion. Mr. Sai’s son broke his leg, while riding the stallion. Since Mr. Sai’s son had a broken his leg, he wasn’t sent off to war.
After graduating from high school, I “attended” Seattle University. I wasn’t there for a semester. The rain, the gloomy weather, and being very homesick got to me. I packed my bags and jumped on the first flight back to Honolulu.
Things weren’t much better back home. I knew I disappointed a lot of people. In order to get my life back on track, I worked two part time jobs and took a night school class at the University of Hawaii.
When the spring session came, I enrolled as a fulltime student at UH. To be honest, I had no long term plan. I just wanted to get by so I could forget what happened in Seattle.
When it was all said-and-done, I graduated in 3.5 years with a near 4.0 GPA. A year later, I parlayed my academic success by getting a master’s degree in teaching. Who would have guessed?
Life is rarely a smooth road. It’s important to have perspective because you never know what’s going to happen next.
-RO
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