The great Japanese warrior Nobunaga once decided to attack an enemy who outnumbered his soldiers tenfold. He knew that he would win, but his soldiers were not sure. On the way, he stopped at a Shinto shrine and said: “When I leave the temple, I will throw a coin. If the coat of arms comes up, we will win; if the number comes up, we will lose the battle.”
Nobunaga entered the temple and began to silently pray. Then, leaving the temple, he threw a coin. The coat of arms fell out. The soldiers rushed into battle so furiously that they easily defeated the enemy. “Nothing can be changed when the hand of fate is at work,” the adjutant told him after the battle. "That's right, can't be changed," Nobunaga confirmed, showing him a fake coin with two coats of arms on both sides.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru