2006-06-29 13:42:01 · 11 answers · asked by SUN C S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Jesus
2006-06-29 13:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by a_latinalady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Too Will Pass By Joan Estelle High © 11-10-2005
2006-06-29 13:47:47 · answer #2 · answered by loligo1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although it is often attributed to Abraham Lincoln, the source of the phrase is thought to be a Hebrew parable about a jeweler who insribes three Hebrew letters into a ring. The Hebrew letters, when translated into English, mean approximately, "This, too, shall pass."
2006-06-29 13:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Frog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story I heard was a king asked for a statement that was true at all times in all situations. The best answer was "This to shall pass."
2006-06-29 13:52:03 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 he 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.
2006-06-29 13:45:49 · answer #5 · answered by senorfrisk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably someone who suffered from constipation.
2006-06-29 13:49:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure it was King Solomon.
2006-06-29 14:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by bachlava_9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have this saying also in persian
2006-06-29 15:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by draagon13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it wasn't GANDOLF he said, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS"!
2006-06-29 13:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by Friendly Neighbor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever wrote that darn bible!
2006-06-29 13:46:47 · answer #10 · answered by Vee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was my mom. lol :)
2006-06-29 13:47:42 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋