Sackcloth and ashes - what does this mean? Chapter 3 of Jonah

Good morning all!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!! 
    Well, have you thought about Jonah.  Okay Jonah was disobedient, but through a chain of events is now on dry land preparing to do God's beckoning.  We are in chapter 3 - God told Jonah to get up and go to Nineveh, a 3 day journey.
   When Jonah got to Nineveh he cried out telling all that in 40 days the city would be overthrown.  Well, guess what?  They listened and believed!!  The king laid aside his robe and took on saccloth and ashes.  Sooo, what does this mean?
   Sackcloth is a coarse, black cloth made from goat’s hair that was worn together with the burnt ashes of wood as a sign of mourning for personal and national disaster, as a sign of repentance and at times of prayer for deliverance.
    The king declared a decree, a fast, not to feed or drink, to all wear sackcloth, and turn from their evil and violent ways.  All were to repent and turn away from their evil, turn back to God so they would be spared.   Because they repented and turned to God, God did not send the evil He had planned for this great city of Nineveh.  They repented and turned to God!!!  Yea!!  End of story right?  I mean, a happy ending for all.  Oops, but then there is Jonah - a hardheaded, stubborn man who is not happy!  Why? Tune in tomorrow so we can talk about Jonah and his attitude.   
   Repent, put on your sackcloth and ashes (not literally) and enjoy God. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny