One Apple A Day #710 - impermanence
This too shall pass.
It's a Persian proverb coming from a Sufi fable. Just four words yet so much power.
These days are, at least for me, a reminder that impermanence is part of life and nature. So many things that we believed immutable have been turned upside down. All of a sudden, some habits have become old, and we left them behind while new ways are emerging.
This is quite normal in nature. The old plants die to leave space for the new ones.
The idea that sooner or later, everything comes to an end, may sound sad. But when we accept that impermanence is part of the perfection of life, it is liberating. At least that is how it worked for me.
It doesn't avoid the pain that comes with any ending, but it transforms it in fuel to move forward instead of suffering that holds you back.
This too shall pass.