This is the famous Chinese wisdom about the vicissitude of daily human lives. My current slow recovery from flu infection fully illustrated this. A few days ago, while still in recovery I was hit with a painful GOUT attack in the ankle joint of my left foot. While the cure for gout is well known and I periodically experience it every three or four years due to my diet. This time is a real double whammy. Fortunately a single lucky stroke intervened. I found some remanent of the medicine known for gout treatment in my medicine cabinet that was left over from my last gout attack. Although this leftover medicine is several months past its expiration date, They are available and ready for use. Thus instead waiting for new prescription and delivery while suffering in agony of pain, I decide to use this found but expired medicine. Lo and behold, they work like a charm and my gout pain disappear in less than 24 hours. I am now able to perform some physical tasks that I thought was permanently beyond me from now on. How fortunate can one be! I cannot ask for more out of this good life!