Instead of labeling it "Good" and "Bad", accept what is.

Alan Wilson Watts, an English philosopher, writer and speaker, was known for popularizing and translating Indian and Chinese traditions of Taoist, Buddhist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.

Alan delivered lectures at universities in the United States. One of them was "The Story of the Chinese/ Taoist Farmer". This is my feedback, regardless of whether this parable was written or not by Alan Watts.

The Story of the Chinese Farmer (A Zen Buddhist Paraable)

A farmer has owned a horse for many decades. It helps him to earn his livelihood and his son. The horse suddenly runs away one day. His neighbor sympathizes and says, "Such bad fortune ."

The farmer responds, "Maybe." The farmer replies, "Maybe."

The horse returns home the next day with another horse. With a smile, the neighbor said "So much good luck em>

The farmer responds, "Maybe." The farmer replies, "Maybe."

The farmer's son rides his new horse the next day and tries to control it. He breaks his leg in the process. He says to his neighbor, sympathetically: "Such bad luck ".

"Maybe." The farmer responds, The farmer replies, "Maybe."

The military arrives in the village on the final day of the story to draft all young, able-bodied men for service in a conflict. Because of his broken leg, the son is exempted from the draft.

The farmer was praised by his neighbors for how good things were. The farmer replied, "Maybe",

This Zen Buddhist parable demonstrates that we don't know why things happen the way they do. Therefore, labeling them "good" and "bad" is futile.

We get caught up in the unquantifiable downs and ups that we label things, which makes it difficult to live in the present.

Our experiences are often referred to as "bad" if they make us feel bad, or "good" when we enjoy them. The good and the bad can't exist without each other. We will never know what the future holds, no matter what happens in our lives.

10 Ways to Practice Radical Acceptance and Acknowledge the Reality of Life

This subheading was a choice between "How to STFU/Toughen up" or "A Few Tips for Practice Radical Acceptance". I chose the latter!

Acceptance of suffering and pain as part of human experience is powerful.

There are many painful contractions in life. We need to take a moment to breathe and catch our breath. You can live a fulfilled and happy life by being aware of the moments in between, filling them with wonderful experiences, and living them to the fullest.

This victim mentality only prolongs your suffering and pain, and keeps you stuck. This mindset can lead to a life where you see yourself as someone who is only good for you. You can be the opposite of a victim mentality and take control of your own life.

You are not being saved by anyone. No-one-is-coming-to-save-you.

The myth of the 'just world'. There is no sense in life, there is only the living of it.

What would happen if we let go of our expectation of fairness and accepted it as a fact? What would it do for your outlook, and your response?

People who are mentally strong and successful don't feel guilty about their mental health, don't shame themselves for being vulnerable, and don't think the world owes anything to them. The World doesn't owe me any

You don't have to try and create the perfect life. There is no way to guarantee that everything will go according your plan.

You don't have to expect fairness or get a set of good cards. Someone else will always be "luckier" or in a better place, but that doesn’t mean you are unlucky

Resilience doesn't depend on what you can endure. It's about how you "dance in rain" and live with the storms.