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The ups and the downs: This too shall pass.
February 20, 2010 | 15 Comments
This is one of my favorite stories:
Once upon a time, a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, “Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstance, in every place and in every time? In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? One answer for all questions? Tell me, is there such a mantra?”
All the wise men were puzzled by the king’s question. They thought and thought. After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which appealed to all of them. The wise men handed the king a paper with four words written on it. These four words would ground the king in his triumphs and lift the King during his darkest hours.
The four words were: This too shall pass.
As the king read the words, he became enlightened.
Life certainly comes with plenty of ups and downs. On the so-called upside we experience promotions, new relationships, material things, wealth and so forth. On the so-called downside we experience layoffs, breakups, loss, financial hardship, death and so forth.
As it turns out, most people will find it hard to escape a little of each during the course of their life.
Most of us ride the roller coaster of life; our moods and levels of happiness are dictated by the situation at hand. We celebrate the upsides and bemoan the downside. In this perspective, I suppose that the end goal is experiencing more upsides than downsides.
I take a different approach. It’s not better or worse, just different. And for me, it’s more fulfilling and empowering.
I recognize that the upsides and downsides are part of this human experience. And that this experience is intrinsically beautiful and perfect. Regardless of my place on the roller coaster, I know that there are lessons to be learned and lives to touch.
For me, the secret is not letting my mood or level of happiness be dictated by the situation at hand. I know that true power comes from within, regardless of the circumstances around me. I base my happiness on the permanent, rather than the transient; as such, the undulations in my mood are usually minor and my level of happiness is usually quite high.
When the shit hits the fan, I remind myself that this too shall pass. And when Lady Luck smiles on me in a special way, I remind myself that this too shall pass.
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i try hard to do the same thing, although i have a strong melancholy streak that comes out more frequently than i’d like. Pessoa has a line or two that you might like if you don’t know it already”
“To see all things that happen to us as accidents or incidents from a novel, which we read not with our eyes but with life. Only with this attitude can we overcome the mischief of each day and the fickleness of events.”
You know, it had never occurred to me to think of it not only in the downs, but in the ups, too.
I like.
~D
This is exactly what i needed to hear at this moment in time. Just goes to show that the universe will provide what you attract. Or rather, Davey Wavey will.
“The answer to life, the universe, and everything, is 42″
~ Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
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Avenue Q’s “For Now” convey’s the same message…
(excerpt)
”
Only for now!
(For now there’s life!)
Only for now!
(For now there’s love!)
Only for now!
(For now there’s work!)
For now there’s happiness!
But only for now!
(For now discomfort!)
Only for now!
(For now there’s friendship!)
Only for now (For now!)
Only for now!
”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urxGJRu1pRY&feature=related
Its a bit like mice: always on the lookout for life to supply cheese. The trick is to break the obsession with cheese and make your own cheese. And only think about cheese when you are eating it or making it.
thats awesome.
Davey you are so right, I recently lost he man that for the last four years I called Husband. I know that as much as it hurts right now that this is just a lesson in my life and that I will come through it a little better than I was. It hurts right now but in the end I will be OK and things will work out in the end. I read your blogs all the time and take the best of each message and try to apply it in my own life.
A beautiful post Davey! This really made me dream
This shall be my new mantra and I am already thinking of others that are quite similar to it. Thank you, Davey. You have inspired me.
my fav mantra is: Time heals all things.
for those with time i suggest you take a moment and enlighten your lives by listening to a harvard commencement address given by jk rowling of harry potter fame. it speaks to the heart of DW’s post and demonstrates his view by another person’s example. enjoy
http://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_failure.html
“I base my happiness on the permanent, rather than the transient”-That is assuming that your over all life is great. Guess what, some peoples over all life is not. Sometimes its horrible and there is no reason to be happy. Sure they have their ups, but over all its crap. I hate it when people who have great lives talk about how great life is, and in their ignorance forget that some people really dont have any good in their life. Im not talking about me, I have good in my life, but some dont. So we cant talk for them
This makes great sense. Very wise. Very true. This one post is worth a thousand of the previous ones. A Davey Wavey “aha moment” for his readers.
Good on ya, Davey!
GD
Some times all that is required is no words at all. Just a smile is all that’s needed. I dared a professor to give me a smiley face instead of a grade. She did on a paper. I said enter it in your book. She said I think you’ll probably be getting an “A” any way isn’t that good enough?” I said no smiley face means more. She said ” I have a boy friend.” “Never stopped me before my current one is married with children. I’m thinking I might consider finding out if I can bill Medicare along with private insurance for my services.” I had the class some of them rolling out of their seats laughing some were cheering some were jeers. But it was all fun. I prefer my smily face in person and not an icon on the internet, maybe I’ll set up my Skype account and use my state of the art webcam I bought months ago and never used. But if you want to do a LOL why don’t you just call me? (I’m listed) I’ve been known to make people pee in their pants. It’s a good thing.