This too shall pass

“This too shall pass.”  My mother would comfort me with these words when I was facing something difficult, like an earache or an hour in the dentist’s chair.  And her words rang true – those challenges did pass and I was eventually restored to my preferred condition.  But I also remember greeting her words with skepticism.  “Why do I have to face anything unpleasant?  Don’t tell me this will go away eventually.  Take it away now!”
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