You never know what it is good for.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
The outcome is not the outcome.
Horse gift story
What's your favorite failure? ie Something that at the moment was considered as a failure, but led to something much greater/better.
Chinese Farmer Story/Proverb - “Maybe so, maybe not.”
A farmer and his son had a beloved horse who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbours exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild horses back to the farm as well. The neighbours shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the horses and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The neighbours cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not.”
A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, because he had a broken leg. The neighbours shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
“You never know what will be the consequence of the misfortune; or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune.” - Alan Watts