Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

There is this wonderful story I read sometimes ago that got me into thinking about life and what it holds for us. There are so many people going through so many things in life and whenever we are in a position, good or bad, we never bother thinking about tomorrow. I will like you to read the story below with an open mind.

"One day Solomon decided to humble Benaiah ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, ‘Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it.’

‘If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty,’ replied Benaiah, ‘I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?’

‘It has magic powers,’ answered the king. ‘If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy.’ Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give his minister a little taste of humility.

Spring passed and then summer and still Benaiah had no idea where he could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a walk in one of the poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant who had begun to set out the day's wares on a shabby carpet. ‘Have you by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?’ asked Benaiah.

He watched the grandfather take a plain gold ring from his carpet and engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile.

That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great festivity. ‘Well, my friend,’ said Solomon, ‘have you found what I sent you after?’ All the ministers laughed and Solomon himself smiled.

To everyone's surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, ‘Here it is, your majesty!’ As soon as Solomon read the inscription, the smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three Hebrew letters on the gold band: ‘gimel, zayin, yud’, which began the words ‘Gam zeh ya'avor’ – ‘This too shall pass.’

At that moment Solomon realized that all his wisdom and fabulous wealth and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be nothing but dust. "

I am sure this article got you thinking. What is it you are passing through at present? Good or bad, know it will surely pass. Jim Rohn wrote something similar in his book, The Seasons Of Life. Life is full of ups and downs and no matter what you are experiencing now, know that it will surely pass.

Your pains and sorrows will soon pass. That unfavorable condition, will soon pass, light will always come after the darkness. Even if you have a whole lot of money, know that one day things may turn for the worse.

The question is not whether these things will happen but what will be your disposition when things don’t work out the way you think they should. Let me round this up by quoting a line from Jim Rohn’s book.

"Ants think summer while it is winter and they think winter when it is summer." When things are happening in your life, will you be prepared for the next phase?

This is to your success this year and beyond.

About the author:
Adebola Oni is the author of the just released Super Inspirational Stories, a book containing several stories of love, overcoming challenges and achieving your dreams. You can visit: http://www.super-inspirational-stories.com to learn more about this book. You can also get a free copy of this book by mailing: storylover@aweber.com