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Thursday, May 27, 2010 / 12:48 PM
this too shall pass Once upon a time, a king wanted something that would remind him of life. Something durable that he could carry with him and yet ornate. Something that would remind him that times of happiness and joy may not last, while sadness and anger will dissipate sooner or later. With that, he thought he would approach the famous jeweler so that he might make him something that he wants. And so the king and his entourage decided to make a trip to the town to find this jeweler. The jeweler was hard at work at his pieces, making fine jewelery for his customers and finishing up his orders for the day. It had been yet another day where people from all over the country had came to his little shop with sketches and desires, wanting him to create the best jewelery one can ever dream of. The jeweler was sipping a cup of tea when the king entered the shop, and he looked up. The king walked up to the jeweler and said, "Make me a piece of jewelery that would remind me of sadness when i am happy and happiness when i am sad, something that would remind me not to take everything for granted and to know that all good and bad things would come to an end. Make me a good piece of jewelery! You have three days. If you cannot make me what i want, your head shall roll." With that, the king walked out of the shop, leaving the jeweler alone in silence, with the steam still coming from his half drank tea. "What am i supposed to do? What kind of jewelery would fit what the king wants?" Soon, it was the third day. The day where the jeweler was supposed to present the piece of jewelery that the king wants. Suddenly, the jeweler had an idea. A brilliant idea. The king walked into the shop, "Where is my piece of jewelery?", he asked. "Here, Your Majesty." It was a simple ring. Nothing fancy, just a ring. "WHAT IS THIS!" "Your Majesty, please, please take a good look at it." It was no simple ring. The ring had an inscription on the inside that said: This too shall pass. |
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