During a momentous battle, a Japanese general decided to
attack even though his army was greatly outnumbered. He was
confident they would win, but his men were filled with
doubt. On the way to the battle, they stopped at a religious
shrine. After praying with the men, the general took out a
coin and said, "I shall now toss this coin. If it is heads,
we shall win. If tails, we shall lose. Destiny will now
reveal itself."
He threw the coin into the air and all watched intently as
it landed. It was heads. The soldiers were so overjoyed and
filled with confidence that they vigorously attacked the
enemy and were victorious. After the battle, a lieutenant
remarked to the general, "No one can change destiny."
"Quite right," the general replied as he showed the
lieutenant the coin, which had heads on both sides.
