Day 23 – Patience
January 23, 2012
They say patience is a virtue. What do they really mean by that? I looked it up:
“Patience is being calm and tolerant when difficult things happen. It means showing acceptance when you or others make mistakes. Patience is doing something now so that later it will bear fruit, like planting a seed and waiting for it to grow. Patience is a commitment to the future. Without patience people want everything NOW. They complain when unpleasant things cannot be helped. They act mad when things don’t go their way. When people practice patience, they can wait without complaining. They forgive others and themselves for mistakes. They make the world a kinder, gentler place. Practicing patience is accepting things you cannot control. Patience is waiting without complaining.” (Linda Kavelin Popov, The Virtues Project)
