Bridgeen Rea-Kaya reads a reflective story about impermanence, depression, and loss. The piece explores how difficult times pass and the importance of gratitude for good moments, offering comfort during hard seasons.
Hello, it's Bridgeen, back again tonight with another Corona Jackanory. This one is specially for my friend and follower Trish Collins. Trish really loves this Corona Jackanory, so much so that she went out and bought the book. We ordered this from Globetown, and she posted how much she loves this particular story, so tonight I am reading this story for Trish. It's called This Too Will Pass. One of the most priceless of teachings that helps with depression is also one of the simplest, but teachings that seem simple are easy to misunderstand. Only when we are finally free from depression can we claim to have truly understood the following story. The new prisoner was afraid and very depressed. The stone walls of his cell soaked up any warmth. The hard iron bars sneered at all compassion. The jarring collision of steel as his cell door closed locked hope beyond reach. His heart sank as low as his sentence stretched long. On the wall by the head of his cot, he saw scratched in the stone the following words: This too will pass. These words pulled him through, as they must have supported the prisoner before him. No matter how hard it got, he would look at the inscription and remember: This too Will pass. On the day he was released, he knew the truth of those words. His time was completed. Jail too had passed. As he regained his life, he often thought about that message, writing it on bits of paper to leave by his bedside, in his car, and in work. Even when times were bad, He never got depressed. He simply remembered, this too will pass, and struggled on through. Bad times never seemed to last all that long. Then when good times came, he enjoyed them, but never too carelessly. Again, he remembered that this too will This too will pass. And so carried on working at his life, taking nothing for granted. The good times always seem to last uncommonly long. Even when he got cancer, this too will pass gave him hope. Hope gave him strength and the positive attitude that beat the disease. One day, the specialist confirmed that cancer too had passed. At the end of his days, on his deathbed, he whispered to his loved ones, this too will pass, and settled easily into death. His words were his last gift of love to his family and friends. They learned from him That grief too will pass. Depression is a prison that many of us pass through. This too will pass helps us pull through. It also avoids one of the great causes of depression, which is taking the happy times too much for granted. So whatever you're going through right now, Just know that this too will pass. Nothing ever stays the same. Everything changes. Thank you.
