An old friend told me some time ago that in life it is all about the waiting. Though we may not like it, but we have to wait for sometime for things to happen. The longer the wait, the better we will cherish and treasure it.
In this world of instant gratification, how many people are still willing to wait? How many people would want things their way with a snap of their fingers? Patience has perhaps been a forgotten virtue in this modern and fast paced society. Perhaps the question that many will ask is "Even if I am willing to wait, am I going to be rewarded for my patience, or will I lose out in the competition?" What kind of attitude should we adopt in life? The laid back and relax one or the go getter? If we are in a team and there is someone who is has the laid back and relax mentality or perhaps taking things slow and steady in his stride, are we patient enough to wait? or are we going to jump in and do things our way?
Should we wait and be patient.. how long should we wait till we realise some things are not going to happen? It is more like that isn't it? We wait and nothing happens and if we seize the moment it may backfire. This isn't easy.
Perhaps some may say this is a pessimistic point of view, or some may candidly say "don't think too much into it". It is precisely that we had hardly thought anything about anything, that we have drifted for so long. We do what others do, comforting ourselves that it is the norm, but isn't the norm some man has determined? I sometimes do think that as we get older, we think lesser. We get drawn into the adult game, the adult pursue and norms and we satisfy ourselves by rationalising that it is how life is. Such a defeatist statement. I almost cringed when someone said that to me. It is like that is the answer one should give when there is none.
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