This too shall pass

 I first heard "this, too, shall pass" from my mother.  I can't remember what she was talking about, but whenever something unpleasant came along, she would comfort me by telling me that "this too shall pass."  

There are so many terrible things going on in the world right now that I want to say "this too shall pass" to everyone.  But will it?  Will the Israel/Hamas war pass...and if it passes, how many thousands of men women and children will have passed with it?

A couple of weeks ago, as the House tried to find a Speaker and it all seemed to be going wrong, I wanted to say "this too shall pass," but now they have found the worst conservative speaker possible, who is against homosexuality, against abortion, who wants the country to become Christian.  And will this ever pass?

Mass killings.  The man in the quiet, non-violent state of Maine killing the most people killed in a mass killing in this country in many years, before committing suicide...and then two days later another man killed more people.  A 6 year old shot because he was Jewish.  Mass killings have become so common they rarely make the headlines any more.  Will this really pass?  the new Speaker of the House says this is not the time to discuss gun control, but to send prayers to the families...isn't that what they always say?  If this is not the time, when IS the time?

An airplane unable to land at an airport because of the crowds hoping to kill Jews on board. (What IS it about Jews?  Some of my best friends have been Jewish  ... or gay ... or both... )

And then there is #45.  I want to say "this too shall pass" but...when?  And if it pass soon, who is going to take his place?  When will the cultists see him for who he is?  Good lord, he wants the judge removed from the bench, every person who has pled guilty in Georgia is a terrible person whom he never really knew (even if they worked for him for years).  He is using the trial as a campaign.  Being unable to say bad things about potential witnesses is abusing his free speech (has anyone heard what his plan will be if elected other than getting rid of the people he now hates?)  If he's arrested, he's claiming he will be like Nelson Mandela, who certainly must be rolling over in his grave at the moment...or at the most having a good laugh.

Yes, all of these things will pass...but what will replace them.

The other thing my mother said frequently, which I now understand, is "I'm glad I'm as old as I am."  Maybe Alzheimer's isn't so bad after all...

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