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(This too shall pass), 2002 Neon sign, 53" x 11" |
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The
origin of the saying "this too shall pass" appears to date back
to a story told about King Solomon. It is said that the King, feeling
blue, asked his advisors to find him a ring he had seen in a dream. "When
I feel satisfied IÕm afraid that it wonÕt last. And when I donÕt, I am
afraid my sorrow will go on forever. Find me the ring that will ease my
suffering." Eventually an advisor met an old jeweler who carved into a
simple gold band the Hebrew inscription "gam zeh yaÕavor" Š "this too
shall pass." When the king received his ring and read the inscription
his sorrows turned to joy and his joy to sorrows, and then both gave way
to equanimity. More recently the saying has been popularized in the West
by spiritual leaders imported from or inspired by the East, including
Ram Dass, the Dali Lama and Tich Nhat Hanh. |
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