Blessings and misfortune often accompany our lives. Everyone, at some point in life, has experienced adversity, feeling that everything is not going well in the arena of relationships, work, career, and broken ideals. During these moments of despair (or joy), it may be worthwhile to take a step back and view the issue from a different perspective. Let’s take on board a healthy attitude. We don’t know the actual reasons behind good and bad fortune. Every experience you encounter will reveal the best arrangement and outcome that is unbeknown to you at the time. You can face future events with less surprise.
The following two stories showcase the issue of good and bad fortune.
Blessed by misfortune as nine climbers escape an avalanche
On April 25, 2015, an avalanche triggered by a powerful earthquake in Nepal hit the Everest camp, killing 18 and injuring 60 people. Nine Greek climbers survived.
The team, consisting of nine Greeks and nine Indians, arrived in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. They entrusted a Sherpa guide to manage their belongings, which he ended up looting, thus causing the mountaineers to leave Nepal early. One of the climbers said: “We then decided to return to Greece on Friday. We were lucky because we left Nepal just before the earthquake.” According to reports, these nine mountaineers escaped Nepal’s earthquake, which triggered the largest disaster in the history of human climbing at Mount Everest. Their misfortune ended as an unforeseen blessing.
A survivor of a car accident
In 2013, 33-year-old Wu Kun-Ying escaped death during a car accident. Wu suffered a severe brain injury that left him with a dysfunctional left arm and leg. But a dusty piano awakened his love for music and became a form of rehabilitation and therapy using the Finger-playing method. He has been working as a music volunteer at major hospitals in Taitung, Taiwan, and became a music teacher in 2016. Wu stated that he likes to use his piano repertoire to warm up the community.
According to Liberty Times Net, Wu was in a coma for more than a month after his car accident on Christmas Eve five years ago. He underwent multiple brain operations and was fortunate to be saved. Needing long-term rehabilitation, his mother, Lai Huijuan, took care of him. On one occasion, Wu saw a piano in the Taitung Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare lobby and tried to play it. This became the impetus for his rehabilitation.
Wu started practicing the one-finger technique using his left hand. This aided in regulating his moods and exercised the tension in his fingers. Wu’s persistence and constant rehabilitation gradually made his hands more flexible. Nowadays, he can be seen playing the piano at the Taitung Hospital of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Makai Hospital, the Christian Hospital, and the County’s Pharmacists Association. A year ago, he became a music teacher, teaching a class at the Chinese Morning Glory Holistic Care Association. His daily schedule is filled with students ranging from second grade to individuals aged 65.
In 2018, Makai Hospital in Taitung invited him to play his music and share his life story. He believes “confidence” is the most crucial thing rehabilitation patients need. Five years after his car accident, he worked hard and managed to play the piano fluently. He can now walk up to 100 meters with the aid of crutches. His future goal is to return to normal walking.
As the above two stories show, we cannot predict the outcome of our fortune or misfortune, so trust whatever you encounter in your life journey.
Translated by Eva and edited by Maria
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