Next comes the quiet logic of impermanence: weather changes. Emotions crest, break, and dissolve; even long seasons eventually shift. By remembering that inner states are transient, the quote encourages patience—waiting out a squall rather than building a permanent identity around it.
This doesn’t mean passivity. Rather, it means recognizing that many mental “forecasts” are not facts but momentary conditions. When you trust that experience moves, you can respond more wisely—like pausing before sending an angry message because you know the storm will likely look different in twenty minutes. [...]
