Working out of my home these days, like millions of others around the world, I have the opportunity to listen to some tunes more often during the day than I would otherwise.

Back in the nineteen-eighties, I read a psychology study focused on determining the impacts of listening to music while studying.  The results demonstrated measurable improvement in test results by those who tried this.  So I don’t feel guilty, heck I am improving my productivity.

George Harrison

One of the songs on my playlist was “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison, former Beatle and successful solo artist during the seventies and eighties.

The sentiment is simple but so accurate  in the current pandemic environment, it really resonated with me.  This may seem like a period of heightened uncertainty but when you think about it, this too must pass.

A pretty pragmatic way of thinking, not overly optimistic but patently accurate.  What I like about it is the subtle message, not that all things will pass but rather “must” pass.

Will or Must

It is a subtle difference but things that will happen in the future are inevitable while things that must happen have an obligatory element but is more along the lines of “should” then inevitability.

In the context of the pandemic, it certainly should pass, but is it for sure and when will it happen? The human race must overcome this virulent disease and based on past experience, we will.

I am not overly concerned, risk conscious yes, but I am of course this must pass.