Common sense - a familiar phrase that everyone should understand. But looking back, how is it that common sense didn’t arise when the situation was so obvious? It’s only in hindsight that I realize it was actually a lack of common sense then. Has this happened to you before? Something as obvious as day, yet one does something quite contrary to how one should have responded.

The fable of Sai Weng Lost His Horse is one I’ve reflected on often, especially during moments when life felt unfair or inexplicable. In the story, an old man loses his horse, and those around him call it misfortune. But the horse returns, bringing with it a herd of wild companions, and suddenly the same people see it as a stroke of luck.