Relief after hardship

The saying offers reassurance that troubles, damage, or strained circumstances may improve with time. It encourages patience by directing attention away from the present difficulty toward a hoped-for eventual repair.

Even a period that feels exceptionally long, tiring, or difficult will eventually be over. The saying offers patience by reminding someone that no ordeal continues without end.

Difficult or unchanging circumstances need not continue forever. Even a seemingly endless stretch of hardship may eventually change direction, creating an opening for improvement or relief.

It observes that time can lessen even profound grief. The point is not that loss disappears, but that its sharpest pain may gradually become less overwhelming.