There is a saying: “If one’s fate is poor, even gold will turn to copper; if one’s fate is rich, even white paper will turn into cloth.” Achievements and wealth in life are predetermined by heaven, based on one’s karma. As the saying continues: “It is time, fortune, and fate!” What is meant to be yours will naturally not be lost. Today, I will share a story about how an “unlucky man” turned his fortune around to become a wealthy tycoon.
During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, a man named Wen Ruoxu lived in Suzhou. He was born intelligent and became proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting at a young age, and his family was relatively well-off. In his childhood, someone predicted that he would become wealthy. However, due to his arrogance and talents, he did not think to manage his family’s business, leading to the depletion of their ancestral property. Eventually, he began to think about starting a business.
One day, Wen heard that folding fans were selling well in Beijing, so he bought a batch and set off for Beijing to sell them. However, since the beginning of summer, the weather in Beijing has been either rainy or overcast. By the time autumn arrived, the weather finally improved, but when he opened his box, he found that the dampness had caused the decorated fans to stick together. When he forced them apart, they broke. He could only sell some plain fans to raise enough money to return home, leaving him with nothing. For the next several years, Wen lost money with everything he did, and he never married, so his neighbors and friends nicknamed him “the unlucky man.”
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