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It is the byproduct of what he was searching for and his ultimate realization. Given a choice between another Ice Age or another Renaissance, it would be a jump ball for him.įor the Farmer, this open-minded approach is not a strategy. He experiences Life as one thing: undifferentiated energy/consciousness. He doesn't divide Life into good events and bad events, like piles of laundry. The Taoist Farmer literally does not care what happens. He didn't answer “maybe” to maintain aplomb as a way to better deal with Life's ups and downs. He didn't distance himself from his “story” to lower his blood pressure. He didn’t keep an open mind to achieve better outcomes for himself. The Taoist farmer didn't cultivate detachment as a means to an end. That is certainly true.īut there is something important here that is often overlooked. The thinking goes that getting some space between the story and reality might reduce stress and/or help the client move through life with more grace. They point out that the lesson of the Taoist farmer is, of course, that no event in and of itself can truly be judged as good or bad, lucky or unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate. The neighbors congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.Ĭoaches often tell clients this story to help those that are “fused” to their stories about a situation-to get their clients to create a little distance between their story about a situation and what the ultimate reality might be. Seeing that the son's leg was broken, they passed him by. The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. The neighbors again came to offer their sympathy for what they called his “misfortune.” The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. “How wonderful,” the neighbors exclaimed. ![]() The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically. Upon hearing the news, his neighbors came to visit. There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years.
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