“Everything will be okay in the end.
If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” 

— John Lennon

A friend once gave me some sage advice: “Joe, the only thing that’s the end of the world, is…the end of the world.” In other worlds, every situation, no matter how dire, is not the End of Times, unless, of course, it IS the End Of Times.

Most of what we experience, no matter how painful, distressing, or scary, we survive. The worst thing that happens is that we live through it. Maybe we are chastened, wiser or scarred afterward, but we survive, and usually grow stronger or more savvy as a result.

Perhaps, as John Lennon claims, everything will be ok in the end. He certainly knows, wherever he is now, whether or not that’s true for certain; the rest of us go on faith. But life is sure a lot more enjoyable if we live in the paradigm of OK-ness, rather than one of fear and dread of the future. We get to choose the stories we live by, and I usually go for the ones of growth and evolution.

What can you become “okay” with in your life today?

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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE ( 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.

Joe Laur is a father, husband, naturalist, executive, consultant, and a lowly rabbinic student. Send him your favorite teaching quote for commentary. He can be reached at joe.laur@godsdog.net.