Exits and entrances

Al tivtechu binedivim, biven adam she'ein lo teshuah - trust not in princes, in men that have no salvation.
Psalms 146:3

Last night I watched as Gordon Brown made his way to the palace of Queen Elizabeth to tender his resignation. After a fifteen minute audience, he was filmed leaving the Queen's residence. The journalists reported that he walked in as a Prime Minister and left as an ordinary citizen. A few minutes later, they were reporting, "He's stuck in traffic. He's stuck in traffic." On the way to the Queen's palace, Gordon Brown was a Prime Minister and, as such, traffic was cleared for him. But, upon leaving, he was treated as an ordinary citizen and the amenities once afforded to him ceased in an abrupt fashion.
I couldn't find a video on YouTube of the journalists' description of Gordon Brown reverting back to an average citizen. But, it should be watched by all, from dictator to President, from elected officials to leaders of terrorist organizations. It is a stark reminder that,
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;"

Pharohs come and go. Those in whom we put our trust cease to be.

A few months ago, I posted a rendition of the prayer of Adon Olam.
In the beginning of the video, the musician explains the name of the Almighty.
"It is written with four letters. This is called the Tetragrammaton. The four letters spell all possible combinations of the verb to be and can be translated as ‘the One who was, is, and will be.'” .

Let's put our trust in Hashem, "the One who was, is and will always be."