In 1954, Brazilian men, women and children almost unanimously believed that the Brazilian football team would win the World Cup. However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and the charm of football is that it is unpredictable. In the semifinals, the Brazilian team unexpectedly lost to the French team and failed to bring the golden trophy back to Brazil.

The players understand better than anyone else that football is the national soul of Brazil. They regretted so much that they felt shameless to see their elders in their hometown. They know that insults, jeers and soda bottle throwing from fans are inevitable.

When the plane entered Brazilian airspace, the players became even more uneasy and on pins and needles. However, when the plane landed at the Capital Airport, what they saw was another scene: the President of Brazil and more than 20,000 football fans stood silently at the airport. Two banners stood out among the crowd:

"Always hold your head high even if you fail!"

"This too shall pass!"

The players burst into tears. Neither the president nor the fans spoke, watching the players leave the airport in silence.

The players have a relatively deep understanding of "Always hold your head high even if you fail!", but in comparison, their understanding of "This too shall pass!" is not deep enough...

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Four years later, the Brazilian football team lived up to expectations and won the World Cup.

When returning home, as soon as the Brazilian football team’s special plane entered the country, 16 jet fighters escorted it. When the plane landed at Daugal Airport, as many as 30,000 people gathered at the airport to welcome it. On both sides of the nearly 20 kilometers of road from the airport to the Capital Square, more than 1 million people gathered automatically. What a grand and exciting scene!

There are also two banners that are particularly eye-catching in the crowd:

"We must move forward courageously after victory!"

"This too shall pass!"

< p>It is easy for the players to understand "We must move forward bravely even after victory!", but their understanding of "This too shall pass!" is still hazy...

Later, the captain of the Brazilian football team intermittently asked some questions People ask, how should we understand the meaning of "This too shall pass!"

What a coincidence. An old man whom the captain asked for advice smiled and said "This too shall pass!" The banners written by him were all written by him. He told the captain the following story:

It is said that one night the great King Solomon did A dream.

A wise man told him a wise saying in his dream. This wise saying covers all human wisdom. It can make him not be arrogant and forgetful when he is proud; A state of diligence and conscientiousness.

However, after waking up, I couldn't remember that wise saying. So King Solomon summoned some of his wisest ministers, told them about the dream, and asked them to think of that wise saying. He took out a big diamond ring and said, "If you think of that wise saying, just Engrave it on the ring. I will wear this ring on my finger every day."

A week later, several veterans came to return the diamond ring excitedly, and it was already engraved on the ring. A wise saying that encourages people not to be arrogant in victory and not discouraged in defeat:

“This too shall pass!”