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Near
China's northern border lived a man who really understood the
nature of things. He kept a good horse and his son
became fond of riding it. One day, the son fell off the
horse and broke his leg. Everyone commiserated with him.
What a shame your son had broken his leg, they said. "Perhaps
this will soon turn out to be a blessing," said his father. Several
weeks later, the Emperor's army recruited all the
able-bodied young men to take up arms and fight against
invading Mongols - but not the man's son. He had a
broken leg and did not join in the fighting.
Though many neighbors' sons were killed, the farmer's son
was spared. Sometimes,
there is a greater good when an event looks painful on the
surface. - When Houston-based Enron Corp. declared bankruptcy in December, 2001, thousands of employees' jobs were instantly terminated. Things looked bad for Enron's workers. But many of those workers started new lives establishing their own business ventures. We, too, were Enron employees until "Black Monday." We pooled our capital, business contacts and expertise and launched Stoneworth Financial, a firm to focus on the bedrock, lasting value of solid middle market businesses and helping owners realize the full worth of those businesses. - Today,
Stoneworth Financial has a track record of success in mergers,
acquisitions, exit strategies and value optimization for its
middle-market clients. Falling
off the horse was, as it turns out, a blessing - and
that's why we use the horse as our company's
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