一匹戰馬年老力衰，已經沒有往日的威風，於是不得不離開戰場，去磨坊推磨。麵對繁重的工作，這匹老馬難免為自己的不幸而感慨。 “唉， ”老馬對磨坊主說， “我以前馳騁沙場，有專人照料我的生活，是多麼威風！可現在呢，我究竟做錯了什麼，要每天來回推動這些磨盤。 ”磨坊主答道： “不要再回憶過去的光輝歲月了，生活總是有高潮有低穀的，凡夫俗子應該要樂天知命，心平氣和地麵對一切吧！ ”
生活不會總是一帆風順的。
A Charger，feeliies of age，was sent to work in a mill instead of going out to battle. But elled to grind instead in the wars，he bewailed his ge of fortune ao mind his former state，saying，“Ah! Miller，I had io go g before， but I was barbed from ter to tail，and a ma along to groom me； and now I derstand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle.”“Forbear，” said the Miller t on what was of yore， for it is the ortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune.”
Fortus ups and downs.