“There was once a king who was going to put to death many people,
but before doing so he offered a challenge.
If any of them could come up with something which would make him
happy when he was sad, and sad when he was happy, he would spare their lives.
All night the wise men meditated on the matter.
In the morning, they brought the king a ring.
The king said that he did not see how the ring would serve to make him
happy when he was sad and sad when he was happy.
The wise men pointed to the inscription.
When the king read it, he was so delighted that he spared them all.
And the inscription read...
“This too shall pass.”
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