Hey, it's Kelly, and at the end of every week, I like to share something true and useful,

something I stumbled over that gave me a burst of optimism, something you can share with

friends like an audio greeting card, something to help us all keep our eyes on what's working

and what could be.

So, I'll be right back with this week's For The Good of the Order.

This is Kelly Corgan Wonders.

Hi, welcome back to another For The Good of the Order.

I happen to know that many people in the Kelly Corgan Wonders audience are the parents

of high school kids waiting to hear back from college admissions offices across the country.

And so I'm sharing this specifically for them.

If you are not one of those people, I think the message of this actually still holds true

because it's about the folly that we are all so prone to of trying to predict what will

and will not make us happy.

And of course, I totally encourage you to share this with anyone you know who has a senior

and high school right now.

There's a story about a farmer that's been circulating for thousands of years.

It's worth considering as you react to whatever news you get this month.

Here's a farmer.

Let's call him Joe.

Joe had a horse.

Let's call the horse Big Red.

One morning Big Red ran away.

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