Parables

Once upon a time, there was an old Jew named Solomon. And as he was dying, Solomon gave his children a small box with two compartments and said: "My children, when you are very sad, open the left side of the box, and when you are very happy, open the right side..." And Solomon, son of David, died. Time passed, and Solomon's descendants worked less and less and spent more and more, and it came to pass that they had nothing left – not even a small coin. And then one of his descendants remembered the words of his ancestor and opened the left side, hoping to find a map to a buried treasure... and there was a small piece of paper. He unfolded it, and there was written: "All will pass, and this too shall pass." And he understood that he could not expect any help, and he buckled down and began to work hard... Time passed, and the family grew rich, and they became the richest family first in the city, and then in the country... and the descendant of Solomon decided that it couldn't get any better. And he opened, trembling, the right side of the box. There was a small piece of paper. He unfolded it, and there was written: "All will pass, and this too shall pass..." Moral: All will pass, and this too shall pass