There was a King and one day he called a gathering in his courtroom and said to his court sages: “I have a ring with one of the finest diamonds in the world and I want to hide a message under the stone which can be useful in times of despair. I will give this ring to my heirs and I want it to serve them faithfully. Come up with a message to be inscribed under the diamond. It must be short to fit on the ring.”
The sages knew how to write treatise upon treatise but could not express themselves in one short sentence. The king then complained about the failure of his venture to a faithful old servant who raised him from infancy and was part of the family. And the old man said to him: “I am not a sage; I am not educated too but I know of such a message. Once, I served a visiting mystic whom your father invited and he passed me his message. Just do not read it, put it under the stone inside the ring and read it only when there is no way out at all.”
The king listened to the old servant. After some time, the enemies attacked the country and the king lost the war. He fled on his horse and enemies pursued him. He was alone, and they were many. He drove to the end of the road. There was a big cliff before him, if he fell there, that would be the end. He could not go back, as the enemies were approaching. He already heard the clatter of their horses’ hooves. He had no way out. He was in complete despair.
Then he remembered the ring. He opened it and under the stone found an inscription of four words: “THIS TOO SHALL PASS.” After reading the message he felt that everything went quiet and all of a sudden, he felt at peace. Apparently, the pursuers got lost and proceeded in the wrong direction. Horses were no longer heard. The king was filled with gratitude to the servant and the unknown mystic. He felt that Words were so powerful. He closed the ring and hit the road.
Once again, with courage and having faithful men he gathered his army and conquered back his state. On the day when he returned to the palace, they arranged a lavish welcoming for him, a feast for the whole country. The king too was very happy and proud. He said to himself, “Now I am the winner. People are celebrating my return; I am not in despair anymore.” The old servant then came up to him and softly said: “Even this moment will pass. Look at the message again. It works not only in bad times but also in good.” The king opened the ring and read: “THIS TOO SHALL PASS.”
Again, he felt silence falling over him. Although he was in the midst of a noisy dancing crowd. Feelings of pride and entitlement disappeared. He understood the profound wisdom of the message. And then the old servant said: “Do you remember everything that happened to you? Nothing is permanent. Feelings do not last. As night changes day, moments of joy and despair replace one another. Accept them as the nature of things, as part and parcel of life.
Remember to love everything and everyone you come in contact, with compassion and empathy. Be a humble and a noble Human Being. Life is a fleeting shadow. We are not taking anything with us. We come empty handed and we go empty handed. Everything comes and goes in the wink of an eye. “THIS TOO SHALL PASS” Enjoy what life has to offer you with love, joy and kindness. Beauty and abundance will once again blossom and flourish.
Such a profound message Kamal. If we remember this then we will accept any situation in our life with humility. ♥️
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Yes Radhika every situation will become a passing phase and we can sail with ease. Thanks for your valuable words.🌷🌷🌷❤️❤️❤️❤️
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You come out with such beautiful and meaningful stories Kamal 😊🤗
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Thank you so much dear Ashok for your kind words and these stories are great eye openers in themselves and are so inspiring for all of us. Stay safe and take care.
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My pleasure Kamal. You too – take care and stay safe.
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Welcome 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Thanks for sharing
Stay wealthy healthy safe and happy
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Thank you so much dear Kanika. You too stay healthy and happy and always take care of yourself.
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Very beautiful story
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Thanks so much.
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just beautiful! it’s a lovely message to keep close to us.
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Yes I completely agree with you, Elizabeth. Thank you so much.
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Lovely quote and message!
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Thanks dear.
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You are welcome!
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What a message! Great.
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Thank you so much Yagnesh.
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Great message shared, Kamal…well done!
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Thank you dear Indira for your kind words.
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great story
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Thanks Robert.
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I love this mantra and find it helpful, for all the reasons you show here. Life – troubles and joy – is SO fleeting, and we don’t seem to remember that until it’s gone….
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Yes I completely agree with your words Pam. Life is fleeting and nothing is permanent. This too shall Pass. Thanks a lot ☺️☺️☺️
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Inspiring story with a great message. Very apt for these times of the pandemic-induced frustration and anxiety. Surely this too shall pass.
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Yes I completely agree with you and this story is apt for these times but This Too shall Pass. Thanks for your kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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The pleasure is mine.
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Kamal, your post speak out of my heart and spirit, that’s exactly what I learn in my daily Buddhist practice . Thank you so much for sharing those spiritual thoughts. May you receive the light
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You are always welcome dear Cornelia. May us all voice together that nothing is permanent and this shall all pass. Buddha and his teachings are so profound. May you too receive love and light 💓💗💗💗💗 stay safe
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Thank you my spiritual friend Kamal for your response filled with compassion towards Buddha’s teachings.
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You are always welcome dear Cornelia. It is so nice to be holding on to these divine teachings of the Avatar who has time and again told us what it is to live his words. Love and light to you dear. Stay safe and take care 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Kamal , you are very close to my heart
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You too dear Cornelia. There are few of us who have become virtual friends though we have never met but we love to be there for each other. Love and plenty of hugs to you dear. Take care.
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Indeed, Kamal, and I cherish those virtual friends. Hugs and love to you too dear. Stay safe and happy.
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a powerfully profound message Kamal, especially in our current situation … this too shall pass … nothing is permanent or set in concrete, everything changes …
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Yes Kate nothing is permanent everything is a passing phase. Thanks for your valuable feedback 😊😊😊😊
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A lovely story, Kamal. The message is true, everything does pass, the good and the bad. Have a wonderful weekend. I am sorry I didn’t join in the poetry challenge. I have been unwell for the past few weeks and have been struggling a bit with fatigue.
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It’s completely okay Robbie. Health comes first and please take utmost care of yourself and keep healthy, dear. Same here lot of housework and hardly free time I too get. Happy weekend to you too. Love and light to you dear 💓💓💝❤️
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Thank you, Kamal. The housework is endless. You could try listening to audio books while you work. It really helps.
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You are always welcome dear Robbie and yes a good suggestion will definitely do so. Take care 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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So true this too shall pass. A beautiful story demonstrating how this too shall pass
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Yes I completely agree with you. Thanks, Bella 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Powerful words! And very true. Nothing is permanent except what we hold in our hearts and how we share that to others.
Blessings!
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Yes I completely agree with you. Nothing is permanent all is a passing show. Thanks, blessings to you too 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Dear Kamal, I absolutely loved this story and find the mantra “This too shall pass” so helpful…in fact, I have oftentimes repeated it silently to myself in difficult times. Thank you for sharing this
profound story and inspiration. Much love and blessings:)
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Thank you so much for your valuable words, Maria and yes this mantra is so good for us if we repeat it everyday when we feel a little down and out it surely makes us positive towards ourselves. Stay safe and love and light to you too.
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Yes dear Kamal, I completely agree with you, and thanks so much for your wonderful wishes here! Blessings and love 🙂
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Welcome Maria. Much love and light to you.
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What a profound story and powerful message. It’s so true and we say it often yet we often forget. And we should never forget. Thank you for this beautiful post Kamal. 🙏
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Yes we must never forget these words they are very profound and everyday we must practice them. Thanks for your valuable feedback, Miriam ♥️♥️♥️♥️
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You’re very welcome Kamal ❤️
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to truly understand something you have to experience it……or it’s just pretty words
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Yes absolutely true and agree totally with your words Wayne.
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Such a profound post Kamal. This too shall pass – we all need to remember this in all phases of our lives!!
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Yes I completely agree with your words, Deeksha. Actually I was going to ask you that I am not receiving your comments. This wordpress and its spam problems. Let me just see and check my spam folder. Thank you so much. Hope all good.
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We are fine Kamal… but around ourselves all is not so good. My neighbour’s whole family is suffering from the virus.. a few relatives also got. Government has opened everything including swimming pools also. College and schools are going to start. How all this is helpful in controlling the virus?
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Yes here too so many people we know are getting COVID. It has becoming very scary all of a sudden. My friend’s husband and she developed the symptom and her husband died but she recovered and is quarantined at home. My own son-in-law has someone working in his office was COVID positive and now today they have come and taken his test too. Hope all goes well. Yes stupid of opening everything like crazy when the epidemic is continuing rapidly everywhere.
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So sad to hear about your friend Kamal. You are right, suddenly it is so scary everywhere. I will pray that your son in law will be all fine🙏. Initially work from home was all fine and now offices are becoming the center of spreading virus. Sometimes I wonder if this pandemic will continue in next year also?
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Yes just got the report that he tested negative but his father has tested positive and they are rushing him to the hospital. Now my daughter too will have to take her test tomorrow and she has a small child too. Really what is happening, Deeksha. Prayers are so required for all of us. Yes who knows this pandemic is taking all of us now no one is getting spared.
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Oh God! this is the worst time we are facing. Can’t even go and take care of the sufferers. All I can say is that you be very much careful, safe and secure.
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Yes dear I will pray for their safety and that nothing happens to my daughter and her son cause her husband has tested negative. This is life in all its reality now, Deeksha.
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Beautiful message to be remembered always in our life.
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Yes I completely agree with you, Meenakshi and everyday we must remember these words. They are so useful to us in these times. Thank you so much dear. Take care and stay safe.
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Yes, very useful message in this pandemic time. Always welcome maam
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Yes so true and pandemic is increasing day by day not wanting to dissipate but This Too Shall Pass.
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Go with the flow…. Is what life’s all about at the end… 🌼🌼
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Yes and that is exactly what we all need to do and go with the flow. Thank you so much. Love and light to you dear.
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Awesome read👍🙏
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Thanks a lot for your kind words.
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a very powerful message Kamal.. I hope we all live through this in our heart.. and yes, this too shall pass.. we will be better soon
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Yes so true and hope we all live through this in our heart and soul. This too shall surely pass. Thanks Mich. Stay safe and take care dear🌷🌷😊😊😊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Great Wisdom Kamal.. We have to be grateful and count our blesssings even in dark hours.. The feeling of gratitude to every tiny gift is a way for healing.. And yes.. No thing is permanent. Keep writing dear friend. ☘️💞😍💚☘️
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I completely agree with you Sohair nothing is permanent everything is a passing show. This too shall pass. Thank you so much. Love and light to you 💖❤️❤️
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Same to you dear 💚☘️💞😊
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a great reminder! thank you!
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Welcome Wilma 🌷🌷🌷
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beautiful message with big meaning to. Nothing is constant. This time will pass. Yes. Its only the will power that gives you motivation.
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Yes Tanvir nothing is permanent all is a passing show. This too shall pass. Thanks for your valuable words 💞💞
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My pleasure and lovely read
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lovely – perfect antidote to “things could always be worse” lol
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Yes I completely agree with you. This too shall pass off.
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Yes, we need to spread love, you are right
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Yes completely agree with you Denise. We all need to spread love and light. Thanks 👍👍👍
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Well, I roused myself and came to your blog, Kamal. But don’t worry – this too shall pass. 😉
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Hahaha thanks dear Robert. This too shall surely pass and all will be good. Namaste 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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नमस्ते to you too, my dear. 😉
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Take care and stay safe, Robert.
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