This Too Shall Pass

 

Life is a mixed blend of experiences. Everything takes turn in life. We will neither receive 100% good experiences nor 100% bad experiences. Everything is temporary in this temporary world.  One magic word to keep in mind is  “This too shall pass”. If we keep this thought fixed in our minds, we will not have ego attached to us. We will not lose ourselves when we succeed and we will not be extremely depressed when facing set-backs.

 

There is a folk tale which goes as follows. Once, there lived a king and he called all his ministers for a meeting and told them “You need to give me only one piece of advice but it should be applicable for all walks of life”. Many ministers came with few ideas but none of them could shrink it to one piece which applies to all situations. Then a wise minister came and handed over a folded piece of paper and gave it to the king. “Oh King! I have written only one piece of advice in this paper. But you should not open it now. Open it when you taste ultimate success and when you face your deadliest set-back. Then you will understand how this one piece of advice applies to all situations”

 

The king agreed and time passed. After few years, the king conquered many nations and expanded his kingdom to a great extent. He was feeling ecstatic about his achievement but then he remembered the paper his minister gave him. He took it out and read the words “This too shall pass”. The king realized that his success is not permanent and he shut off his ego. He stayed humble. Then after few months another king came with a massive army and conquered this king and his kingdom. He felt very frustrated then remembered the old paper and took it out and read “This too shall pass”. Immediately calmness filled his mind. After few years, he fought his way back and got hold of his kingdom. This is how the story goes.

 

The moral that we learn from this is, We are consistently moving in our life to experience different emotions. But nothing stays permanent. The journey begins with birth and ends with death. Why should we feel stuck? Why should we dwell in the same thoughts and emotions when the experience is already over? Things happen only once in life but it happens hundred times again in our mind. We are the ones who relive those phases again and again in our memories. Let us learn to let go. Let us learn to accept and move on.  Program your mind to accept the pain. If you accept and acknowledge, it will be much easier to let go. Say to yourself “This too shall pass”. Let peace be with you. Cheers!