What’s with the attitude?

I once read that patience is a virtue. While growing up, I had this disdain for quiet people because they appeared too sluggish and I equated that with being patient. Now I understand that patience is not a function of how calm or boisterous a person looks outwardly but how one responds to triggers and issues.

Patience quotes by Benjamin Franklin:

 “He that can have patience can have what he will.”

The world is replete with people always in a hurry. From Wall street to Broad street, from JFK International to Heathrow Airport, millions are up in hand, racing against time.

Besides this, have you ever wanted something so badly you feel like going crazy if you don’t get it now? Ever wished that your crush should just take notice of you and return that feeling? Ever felt like waking up to the sudden realisation of that great business plan or dream? Well, such expectations occur with a lot of persons.

Dealing with rejections

One thing that’s difficult to accept for a lot of individuals is a no or a wait response. People, a lot of times want to have their wishes granted now! Impatience tends to bring out the worse in people until they learn to deal with it. People become agitated, angry, frustrated and more when they have to wait or denied.

Humans have dreams and aspirations in life. It is the point between dreaming and making it a reality that creates most of the conflict in human existence, leading to loss of life, and resources even crimes.

Understanding the need for patience

Another patience quote by Aristotle states;

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

Patience is not you taking a casual walk in the park while waiting; it is the attitude you put up when in the waiting. Patience is an attitude, not an event or occurrence. The way you perceive things would determine how you react when you are told to wait.

A lot of times, one person’s desires run counter to that of another. It, however, takes a process to weave each need such that it perfectly complements another’s rather than create a conflict for everyone. If each person could learn to give a little slack, a little thought for the other person, then conflicts will run thin, and patience will grow fat, while the world would become a more peaceful place to live.

The last patience quote by Moliere says;

“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”