Re: And This Too Shall Pass

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What a great story Randy! Thanks for sharing this. Impermanence is a powerful word. Actually, I have the phrase "No self" tattooed on my forearm in Sanskrit (that way I can see it all the time but no one else can read it). It reminds me that everything is impermanent. Even ourselves are constantly changing and evolving. Our momentary selves and the world around us is in constant motion. It reminds me to be grateful for the present, and look forward to the law of 'change'. Thank you again Randy. With love,Stef>> > > A REMINDER OF IMPERMANENCE:> > And This Too Shall Pass> > > > > > One day decided to humble Benaiah ben Yehoyada, his most trusted > minister. He said to him, "Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want > you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six > months to find it."> > "If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty," replied Benaiah, "I will > find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?"> > "It has magic powers," answered the king. "If a happy man looks at it, > he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy." > knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give his > minister a little taste of humility.> > Spring passed and then summer, and still Benaiah had no idea where he > could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a > walk in one of he poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant > who had begun to set out the day's wares on a shabby carpet. "Have you > by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget > his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?" asked Benaiah.> > He watched the grandfather take a plain gold ring from his carpet and > engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his > face broke out in a wide smile.> > That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great > festivity. "Well, my friend," said , "have you found what I sent > you after?" All the ministers laughed and himself smiled.> > To everyone's surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, > "Here it is, your majesty!" As soon as read the inscription, the > smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three Hebrew > letters on the gold band: _gimel, zayin, yud_, which began the words > "_Gam zeh ya'avor_" -- "This too shall pass."> > At that moment realized that all his wisdom and fabulous wealth > and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be > nothing but dust.>

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Yep! Dust in the wind, my friend, dust in the wind. But, while we're here, WoooHooo! What a great ride! Much Love MarkRandy <jqpublic_59@...> wrote: A REMINDER OF IMPERMANENCE: And This Too Shall PassOne day decided to humble Benaiah ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, "Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to

wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it.""If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty," replied Benaiah, "I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?""It has magic powers," answered the king. "If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy." knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give his minister a little taste of humility.Spring passed and then summer, and still Benaiah had no idea where he could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a walk in one of he poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant who had begun to set out the day's wares on a shabby carpet. "Have you by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?" asked Benaiah.He watched the grandfather take a plain

gold ring from his carpet and engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile.That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great festivity. "Well, my friend," said , "have you found what I sent you after?" All the ministers laughed and himself smiled.To everyone's surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, "Here it is, your majesty!" As soon as read the inscription, the smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three Hebrew letters on the gold band: _gimel, zayin, yud_, which began the words "_Gam zeh ya'avor_" -- "This too shall pass."At that moment realized that all his wisdom and fabulous wealth and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be nothing but dust.