塞翁失马，焉知非福 (Sàiwēngshīmǎ, yānzhīfēifú) Misfortune may actually be a blessing
It can be difficult to foresee the twists and turns which lead to misfortune begetting fortune, and vice versa. For example, there once was a father, skilled in divination, who lived close to the “边疆 (biānjiāng) frontier” with his son. One of his horses accidentally …