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by
Ciro Santilli
(@cirosantilli,
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)
The old man lost his horse (塞翁失馬,焉知非福)
Another notable reference is in
Lost Horse LLC
,
MacKenzie Bezos
's charity instrument.
Breakdown:
塞翁 sai4 weng1 TODO his name?
失马 shi1 ma3 lost horse
焉知 yan1 zhi1 zho knows, literal
非福 fei1 fu2: bad (or) good
Video 1.
Zen master and the little boy scene from
Charlie Wilson's War
.
Source
. This is how
Ciro Santilli
first heard
the old man lost his horse
! The scene happens after the
Americans
seem to have had sucess in arming the Taliban in the 1980s to fight the Soviets, and then they decide to stop all monetary help to rebuild the country, which then leads to a terrorism threat many years later.
Video 2.
The Blessing of Bad Luck by Pursuit of Wonder (2022)
.
Source
. A bit too long. But worth it.
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