Explaination

So what was that last post about?
Right before we went to sleep the other night, Ken and I decided to make up a story with each of us contributing every other word. As you can see, things can take a Bizarro turn. Try it today with your significant other, roommate, co-worker or bus driver. (And if that is all the same person for you--you get a cupcake).

Thought of the Day

Whenever bunnies appear downwind of Reginald P. Spurtz, they spin upside-down on their tails through blackberry formations shaped like albatrosses flying backward and flugen pookas on acid.

New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota: Where are you?

Dear Friends, Family, Readers of the Blog,

On October 12th (next Friday), Evidently... Blog will celebrate it's one year anniversary! Hard to believe it's been a whole year already. And thanks to all of you who drop by my little sandbox, we've had visitors from all over the country and the world.

I endeavor to make next year even better with more stories, anecdotes, pictures, creative collaborations with Ken and other surprises.

A great 1st Anniversary goal would be to get a visitor from every state in the US by next Friday. According to Google Analytics (Blog Stats), only New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota are unaccounted for. So if you know someone in those states, please tell them how much I'd love to have them visit the blog and send them the link (http://www.kenandkali.com/evidently.html).

Have a great day!
Love,
Kali

Chinese Fable on Perspective

Ken told me this story today that really got me thinking. It is an old Chinese fable about having perspective on the good things and bad things that happen to us in life. I thought it was insightful, wise and important to share.

Here it is:

There once was a farmer. One day the farmer's only horse broke out of the corral and ran away. The farmer's neighbors, all hearing of the horse running away, came to the farmer's house to view the corral. As they stood there, the neighbors all said, "Oh what bad luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps."

About a week later, the horse returned, bringing with it a whole herd of wild horses, which the farmer and his son quickly corralled. The neighbors, hearing of the corralling of the horses, came to see for themselves. As they stood there looking at the corral filled with horses, the neighbors said, "Oh what good luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps."

A couple of weeks later, the farmer's son's leg was badly broken when he was thrown from a horse he was trying to break. A few days later the broken leg became infected and the son became delirious with fever. The neighbors, all hearing of the incident, came to see the son. As they stood there, the neighbors said, "Oh what bad luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps."

At that same time in China, a war broke out between two rival warlords. In need of more soldiers, a captain came to the village to conscript young men to fight in the war. When the captain came to take the farmer's son, he found the young man with a broken leg--delirious with fever. Knowing there was no way the son could fight, the captain left him there. A few days later, the son's fever broke. The neighbors, hearing of the son's not being taken to fight in the war and of his return to good health, all came to see him. As they stood there, each one said, "Oh what good luck!" The farmer replied, "Perhaps."

(I don't know who wrote this, otherwise I would attribute it.)

One way to look at this is: you have no way of knowing which way fate will go. But you do have control over how you react to it.

Another way to look at it is: being open to all possibilities gives you the most chance to ultimately get what you want.