“Once in Persia reigned a King,
Who upon his signet ring
Graved a maxim true and wise,
Which, if held before his eyes,
Gave him counsel at a glance,
Fit for every change and chance.
Solemn words, and these are they;
“Even this shall pass away.”
The above lines are from a beautiful poem by Theodre Tilton- ‘This too shall pass away’. It is a deep poem with a sound advice. Time is ever changing. Situations and circumstances keep changing. It’s foolish to think that time will stay the same forever. Good times change and so do the bad times.
When we are going through good and flourishing times, we think that it’s going to last forever. And when we are faced with challenges, we get disheartened; we lose hope and become dejected. Only if we remember this simple yet profound advice –“This too shall pass away!”
Even the greatest of the Kings in this world have faced defeats. The most successful businessmen have faced losses at some point or the other. Edison failed 10,000 times before tasting success. Someone is enjoying all the riches at one moment and some natural calamity like a flood or an earthquake occurs and he loses everything. But life doesn’t stop at that. It’s just a small phase in life which too shall pass away.
Failures and success are two sides of the same coin. You can’t have just one. Ups and downs are a part of life. You have to take it in its stride and be ready to accept both. Life keeps changing and that’s the fun of it. How boring and dull life would be if there are no challenges! Good times or bad times- you be centered and calm knowing that these are temporary phases of life. They too shall pass away!
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I believe in the words, and also that it gives strength to fight away troubled times.
Yes. Knowing that our troubles are temporary give us hope and courage.
I too strongly believe in the saying!!
Great!
Hi this is my first time i visited your blog. Nice to meet you ?
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Just what I needed to read today. ?thank you
My pleasure!
Great post?
Thanks!
Inspiring post, highly positive.
Though less or more we know all these but when situation comes, specially during tough times we loose all hopes.
Thank you! We know that nothing is permanent but still we need constant reminders to help us sail through tough times.
Soothing words !!!!!! Beautiful as always
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This line has helped me through a lot of times, still does. Another related and favorite quote is, Life is a marathon, not a sprint ?
Life is a marathon indeed and requires patience & perseverance to reach our goals.
Wise words indeed!
Sometimes things are so hard to overcome…
Thanks! It’s important not to lose hope and remember that everything is temporary.
Yes, definetely.
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