Speed is the new buzzword. It’s not difficult to realize how this generation is obsessed with speed. They don’t know where they are going but they can tell you at what speed they are traveling.
They equate speed to success and patience to punishment. They simply cannot wait for anything. As someone sarcastically put it, ‘they even want instant patience'. But suffice to say that while speed is important speed is not the most important thing in life. Direction and stability are factors to be prioritized above speed. A cripple in the right direction will beat a runner in the wrong direction. And speed without stability is a disaster waiting to happen. We all need patience. To be patient is to prudent.
Without patience we will miss out on important things in life. Patience adds clarity to vision. Patience leads to maturity. Patience is when speed, stability and common sense are aligned. Yes, ‘patient is bitter but it’s fruit is sweet', said Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Be patient!!!