This too shall pass

 Anyone who got close to me in the last 2 years or so will know that the title of this entry has played a big part in who I am today and who I’m becoming.  To be honest it’s only 2 maybe 3 people who will know about it.

It comes from a YouTube clip starring some very famous actors.  I used to pay attention to Tom Hanks’ line (I still do) but it’s clear I should have focussed just as much (maybe even in certain circumstances) to what Robert De Nero says.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sciUJKjUfM

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