IN THE HANDS OF DESTINY
Nobunaga was a great Japanese warrior. Once when the enemy attacked him, he decided to take him on, though he had only a tenth of the soldiers the other man had. Nobunaga had the confidence that he would win nevertheless. However, his soldiers were hesitant and afraid. Rallying them together with words of encouragement, Nobunaga led his men to battle. On the way he stopped at a Shinto shrine. He gathered his men around and said:
"After I come out from the shrine I will toss a coin. If it shows head, we will win, if tail, we will lose. Let us see what destiny has in store for us."
Nobunaga entered the shrine and prayed silently. He came out and tossed coin. It was head! His soldiers were infused with so much courage, that they won the battle easily.
"No one can change the hand of destiny," said Nobunaga's aide after the battle.
"Indeed not," said Nobunaga. Then he fished out the coin. Two coins were stuck back-to-back. Both sides showed heads!
