What do you mean, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise?

An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise.

Meaning: Metaphor may bring benefits, although it suffers for a while. That is, good things and bad things can be transformed into each other under certain conditions.

Source: "Sick Jade Edge": "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. You don't believe me at present, but you won't think I'm joking in the future. "

Synonym: Every cloud has a silver lining, turning disaster into pleasure and getting lost in the eastern corner.

Antonym: Happiness is greater than misfortune, joy leads to sadness, and Thai is too extreme.

An old frontiersman loses his horse—a blessing in disguise.

During the Warring States Period, near the northern border town, there lived an old man named Sai Weng. Sai Weng keeps many horses. One day, one of his horses suddenly got lost. When the neighbors heard about it, they all came to comfort him and advised him not to worry too much. When he is old, he should pay more attention to his health. When Sai Weng saw someone comforting him, he smiled and said, Losing a horse is not a big loss, and maybe it will bring some good luck.

The neighbors were amused by Sai Weng's words. Losing the horse is obviously a bad thing, but he thinks it may be a good thing, obviously just comforting himself. A few days later, the lost horse not only went home automatically, but also brought back a Xiongnu war horse.

When the neighbors heard about it, they all admired Sai Weng's foresight and congratulated him, saying, You still have foresight. Not only did you not lose your horse, but you were lucky to bring back a good one.

Sai Weng listened to his neighbor's congratulations, but he was not happy at all. He said anxiously that a good horse for nothing is not necessarily a blessing, but it may cause some trouble.

Neighbors think his posturing is purely the cunning of the elderly. I was very happy, but I didn't mean to say it.

Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much. He found that the horse he brought back was a good horse, with long hooves, loud neighing, fat and fierce. He rides a horse every day. He is proud of himself.

One day, he was a little too happy. He galloped at the horse. He tripped, fell off his horse and broke his leg. When the neighbors heard about it, they came to offer their condolences.

Sai Weng said, it's okay. It may be a blessing to be able to save your life after breaking your leg. Neighbors think he's talking nonsense again. They can't figure out what good luck a broken leg will bring.

Soon, Xiongnu soldiers invaded on a large scale and young people were recruited into the army. Sai Weng's son can't join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who joined the army died in battle, but only Sai Weng's son saved his life.