This too shall pass

Once upon a time, there lived a Jewish king named Solomon. In a grumpy mood, he thought of teaching Benamiah Ben Yehoyada, his minister, a lesson. So he assigned to him a seemingly impossible task. He ordered Benamiah to find him a magic ring with extraordinary features. And that was - if you were happy and wore the ring, you would feel sad, and vice-versa. If you were joyous and wore it, you would feel absolutely sad!
Solomon gave him a six month timeline for the search. Deep down in their hearts both Solomon and Benamiah knew that such a ring did not exist in this universe. Benamiah prayed hard for a miracle. A little before the deadline was over, and having walked for all over for such a ring, he decided to go to one of the poorest places in Jerusalem.
There he saw an old merchant who was spreading ut his goods on a carpet. Benamiah was quite intrigued. He thought, "Let me take a chance with him." Therefore, he asked the merchant whether he had a magic ring that could make a happy person forget his happiness and a sad person forget his sorrow. The merchant smiled. He took a gold ring from his wares and etched four words on it. Benamiah took the gold ring. When he read the inscription he was extemely happy. He felt that his mission was accomplished. He went back to Solomon. Solomon and all his ministers began making a mockery of Benamiah, teasing him as he would have returned empty-handed. Benamiah smiled and offered the gold ring o His Majesty. As soon as Solomon read what was written, he stopped being a tease. The words were "this too shall pass". Suddenly, Solomon felt that everything in life was ephemeral and nothing lasts forever....