Patience
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
There is one thing in life which is inevitable. Time. Time moves on, ticking every second without pausing, slowing down or speeding up. As much as we want to slow down time to really cherish some the most notable moments in our life´s as much do we sometimes want to speed up time too. We all know the feeling of having to do a certain task we don´t want to do or waiting for an event we await to happen. I think about the early days as a child waiting until birthday or Christmas comes around and you are finally allowed to unpack your presents. I and you probably too couldn´t await the time to pass counting the weeks, days and hours. I also think about my days in school where I sat around waiting for the time to pass. I already lived in the future. Recently I noticed how much time I am wasting while waiting for something to happen. I notice when I plan ahead of time I become so much focused on the future event that I totally neglect the present, my current tasks and to enjoy this moment as much as possible. I would rather want to skip to the future than wait. I am not patient. It is necessary to remember that we have only a finite amount of time and wasting it by not living it fully is bad. In truth most of the anticipations we have for the future are way better than reality will turn 0ut to be. We have an idealistic conception of what we envision the future will look like. But I believe we become happier knowing we have been patient and used the time we have well. Therefore, I would recommend practicing patience. Don´t expect everything to happen right now but find something to enjoy in the present. The best way to stop dreaming about the future is doing something fun in the present. Time will pass whether you have “used” it or not. Only regret will remain. Everything has it´s time and place. Deep down you know somethings just can´t happen right now and it would be foolish to stop living the present because of it. For example, I want to be a father in the future but I know the time isn´t for that now but in the future. I have to be patient or else I will certainly become depressed or a teenaged father both of which are worse than the little sting from being patient.
Remember, life rewards the prepared.
