Friday, May 27, 2011

Patience

This article was forwarded to me by my mom Khadija, I am still amazed how she surprises me with her words of wisdom despite the years, i hope you enjoy it...Be patient but not too much...Hope to see you soon...


"Are YOU Patient or Just the Patient?
Busy people create busy lives.  And busy lives tend to emit a sense of continuous hurry in which waiting for anything never appears to be an option.  After a while the tiring nature of our busyness (Business) has us stop and reflect, hear the inner call for a slower pace, feel the need for a pause in space and realise the need for a break from ‘the race’. 
Ever played the waiting game?  People sometimes do it in their relationships.  Teams sometimes do it during periods of the game itself.  Have you ever consciously decided not to hurry something, somehow knowing, deep within, that everything will happen in the right way at the right time?  The older and mellower amongst us tend to do it.  Have you ever decided not to rush somewhere realising you cannot make yourself arrive faster than your mode of transport, and that you cannot control what gets in the way?   Bus drivers learn to do it.  Even in the midst of a grand priz, racing drivers have to do it. 
instant gratification or patience to double up on the intensity when the rewards comes to you?
Patience is one of those virtues that can transform a moment of high anxiety into quiet relaxation, a rush of mental agitation into the smooth flowing river that life can be.  In the presence of a patient person we are surrounded by an aura of calm as we are pulled into the tranquil light of their unhurriedness. Even when they are busy, the quality of their busy-ness still radiates patience.  Perhaps they heard Emerson’s advice to, “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience”.  Nature is almost always ‘patiently busy’, either visibly or invisibly. 
While most people might admit to being impatient in some area of their life, not many know how to free themselves from their quickening anxieties.  Many, if not most, would probably say that they would rather not be so impatient, that they do want to be more patient, but the only problem is they want it now!  Obviously restoring a little more patience to our life will require some … patience!
So how can we be more patient?  Can we just decide to become a patient person?  Can patience be a permanent thread woven through our personality?  How do we create patience? "

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