The Will of God



Once upon a time, in ancient China, there lived a wise nobleman.
One day he received the gift of a white stallion from the Emperor.
All the other noblemen were full of praise for this magnificent horse and congratulated the wise nobleman.
He said, “It is the will of God.”
A week later, the wise nobleman’s son went for a ride on the horse.
Unfortunately, he met with an accident and broke his leg.
His friends rushed him home. 
His mother and other people who saw him cried in grief and went to tell the wise nobleman what had happened.
He said, “It is the will of God.”
Two months passed and the country went to war with its neighbour.
All the young men in the country were recruited to serve in the war and many of them died.
The wise nobleman’s son was not sent to fight because he was injured.
As a result he remained alive.
The wise nobleman said, “It is the will of God.”


(Retold)

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