this too shall pass

"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!" -Abraham Lincoln There's a whole lot going on in the world right now, and you don't need me to tell you about it. You don't need me to tell you about injustice, inequality, persecution, or any of the other troubles facing humanity today, in my country and…