The Misconception About Patience

My observations have made me realize that the most peculiar desire of humans is to wait.

That one moment, perhaps when we all were a restless child; someone told us to have patience. And there, buddy, we took it all wrong! If I ask someone what patience is, the most probable answer would be to wait without losing temper.

True, patience does mean to wait for the right time or the right thing but not to sit idle with a delusion that everything would change on its own.

Patience is defined as “the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.”
Wait is “to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.”
Look deep beneath the definitions of the two words, buddy. Have patience; try to change the situation by your deeds but don’t you keep waiting; don’t just stay where you are; keep moving!

Wait while standing in a queue, whether to book tickets for your favorite movie, to clear the various household bills, for your turn to visit the doctor or at the billing counter of the shopping mall. Stay where you are without losing your temper, but remember it is for such things where you should morally wait. After all, breaking the queue to get things done fast, wouldn't be right on your part!

But are you waiting for your numb limbs to feel lively again? Exercise as you must, may be starting from the minutest ones. Waiting for your loved ones to call and patch up? Rather pick up the phone yourself and talk. Waiting for that precious call for a position you applied? Inquire the progress of your application. Waiting to be notified about the joining date after receiving the letter of intent? Rather talk to the management about the reasons of delay; if inevitable, search for a new job. After all if you are competent enough to bag one, you surely can grab another! Waiting to come out of a bad relationship and feel free? Why not just do it today and move on? Have patience when you practice these, for they demand time and persuasiveness.

Whatever you wish should change, get up and alter it, buddy. If you are waiting for a perfect moment when your life would be without any sorrows and pain; thereafter you could start nourishing your dreams; working hard for your future; then perhaps you are waiting for a "LIFELESS LIFE" and would keep waiting till eternity. You won’t get to see such a flawless time, as life is not joy or sorrow alone but both together. All you need to do is to look at that imperfect moment perfectly. As I say, Life is just like those Krack-Jack biscuits, 50-50. Which taste to love and cherish, I leave it up to you, buddy. Have patience, but make your way and work, because you must!!