Bad or Good?

A week ago in a meeting, I shared a story to illustrate that business setbacks or successes can be reframed with a single word. Alan Watts delivered the Story of the Chinese Farmer with his usual panache:

And here I am, wrapping my head around the events of this weekend. It really feel like this story has come home to me. I am experiencing the immense complexity of the consequences of this change in fortune.

Friends gathered around and said “Your kominka burned down, isn’t that terrible?” Maybe.

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Mediatinker, Kristen McQuillin, is an American-born resident of Japan since 1998. This blog chronicles her life, projects, thoughts, and small adventures.