这终将逝去 This too Shall Pass Away

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这终将逝去。

这句话说的多么真实啊！

据我所知——关于这句话有两个故事。一个来自犹太传统，另一个来自古老的东方。我第一次听到的这个故事来自东方（引用亚伯拉罕•林肯在1859年讲述过的话）：

据说，一位东方君主曾经命令其国的智者给他造个句子，既永被期待，而且在任何时候、任何场合都应该是真实的和恰当的。智者们给他造了这样的一句话：“这终将逝去。”这句话表达得多么得体恰当！处得意的巅峰，给予警戒；落苦难的深渊，予以慰藉！

不好的日子会过去

当你情绪低落时，要记住一件令人欣慰的事情，那就是它不会永远持续下去。人生有高潮也有低谷，而且总是会这样，这是个无可争辩的事实。当你处于低谷时，有时你忘记了高潮，但它终将会回来。在这个意义上，我发现这句话可以带来一些安慰。

不幸的是，美好的时光也会过去

知道所有的事情都会过去，我会更加珍惜拥有的生活中的美好东西。无论是人、关系、经历、事物或一般的生活，都无所谓。如果你知道真正好的东西不会永远持续下去，那么享受它并充分利用它是有意义的。

也要感谢它！

How true this statement is!

As far as I can tell –there are two stories for this. One from the Jewish tradition and one from the ancient East. I first heard the one from the East which is (to quote Abraham Lincoln who spoke of it in 1859):

It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: “And this, too, shall pass away.” How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!

Bad times will pass

When you’re feeling low a comforting thing to keep in mind is that it won’t last forever. It’s a fact of life that there are highs and lows and there always will be. When you are low sometimes you forget about the highs, but they will return. In this sense I find that this statement can bring some comfort.

Unfortunately, good times will pass too

Knowing that all things will pass makes me appreciate the good things in life even more when I have them. It doesn’t matter whether it’s people, relationships, experiences, things, or life in general. If you know something really good won’t last forever then it makes sense to enjoy it and make the most of it while you have it.

And also to be grateful for it!