当你身处逆境，感到诸事不顺，爱情、工作、事业、理想都成泡影，心生绝望之念，不妨换个角度看这个问题，告诉自己：一切都是最好的安排，福祸相依，安知未来不会发生惊喜的改变呢？

有个国王喜欢打猎，以及与宰相微服私访。宰相最常挂在嘴边的一句话就是“一切都是最好的安排”。

一天，国王到森林打猎，一箭射倒一只花豹。国王下马检视花豹。谁想到，花豹使出最后的力气，扑向国王，将国王的小指咬掉一截。

国王叫宰相来饮酒解愁，谁知宰相却微笑著说：“大王啊，想开一点，一切都是最好的安排！”国王听了很愤怒：“如果寡人把你关进监狱，这也是最好的安排？”宰相微笑说：“如果是这样，我也深信这是最好的安排。”国王大怒，派人将宰相押入监狱。

一个月后，国王养好伤，独自出游。他来到一处偏远的山林，忽然从山上冲下一队土著人，把他五花大绑，带回部落！

山上的原始部落每逢月圆之日就会下山寻找祭祀满月女神的牺牲品，土著人准备将国王烧死。

正当国王绝望之时，祭司忽然大惊失色，他发现国王的小指头少了小半截，是个并不完美的祭品，收到这样的祭品满月女神会发怒，于是土著人将国王放了。

国王大喜若狂，回宫后叫人释放宰相，摆酒宴请，国王向宰相敬酒说：“你说的真是一点也不错，果然，一切都是最好的安排！如果不是被花豹咬一口，今天连命都没了。”

国王忽然想到什么，问宰相：“可是你无缘无故在监狱里蹲了一个多月，这又怎么说呢？”宰相慢条斯理喝下一口酒，才说：“如果我不是在监狱里，那么陪伴您微服私巡的人一定是我，当土著人发现国王您不适合祭祀，那岂不是就轮到我了？”

国王忍不住哈哈大笑，说：“果然没错，一切都是最好的安排！”

Do Not Feel Things Are Unfair – Everything Is the Best Arrangement

In ancient times, there was a king who liked to dress as a commoner and go hunting with his Chief Minister. The motto of the Chief Minister was: “Everything is the best arrangement.”

One day, the king went hunting in a forest and shot a leopard. As he dismounted his horse and approached the dying leopard, the leopard used its last bit of energy to pounce on him, biting off part of the king’s pinky finger.

The king was so sad that he asked the Chief Minister to drink with him. However, the Chief Minister smiled and told him: “Don’t be sad your Majesty. I believe this is the best arrangement for you.”

The king was furious and said: “Would it be the best arrangement for you if I sentenced you to jail?” The Chief Minister replied: “If you do so, I believe it would be the best arrangement for me.” The king was so enraged that he imprisoned the Chief Minister.

A month later, the king recovered from the injury. He went out alone and traveled to a remote forest. Suddenly, a group of aboriginals rushed down from the hill and kidnapped the king, bringing him back to their tribe.

It turned out that the tribe was looking for a sacrificial offering for the Goddess of the Full Moon. As they prepared to sacrifice him, the king was feeling desperate and certain that his life would end. But the priest suddenly made a frightening discovery — the pinky finger of the king was incomplete! This could not be the offering made to the Goddess, as it would surely infuriate her and bring danger to the tribe. As a result, the tribe released the king.

The king was overjoyed. Upon returning home, he released the Chief Minister, holding a feast in his honor and toasting the Chief Minister saying: “You are right! Everything is the best arrangement. If I were not bitten by the leopard, I would not be alive today.”

The king then paused as he thought of a question. He asked the Chief Minister: “But you were imprisoned for a month for no reason. How do you explain this as being the best arrangement?”

The Chief Minister slowly drank for awhile from his cup and finally replied: “If I were not imprisoned, I would have gone hunting with you and been kidnapped as well. When the aboriginals found that you could not be their offering to the Goddess, I would have been sacrificed.”

The king laughed and said: “Exactly! Everything is the best arrangement.”

This is the story of the saying: “Everything is the best arrangement.” This story has influenced the thinking of many people who have discovered that when they apply this wise philosophy to their lives, positive things result.

Translated by Sharon L and edited by Tatiana D