“Patience for many of us can be difficult. It is in the waiting that mostly makes us anxious and unhappy.
“Whatever it is that we have to wait for will, in most cases, arrive at the time that we are ready for it and not when we think we are ready for it, which is something else entirely and many see that at the appointed time, it really couldn’t have arrived any better.
“What is necessary is our growth and maturity at the time of our waiting and how we are able to cope and to satisfy our needs in other ways during this time.
“Everything in life has a pattern, a transition of events and circumstances not only our own, but with others around us.
“We have to see those circumstances emerge, not only for ourselves, but to others who are close to us and their involvement in the scheme of things.
“When for instance a person is ill, it may be a long term illness of course, we want them to get better, but is it always in that person’s hands?
“Maybe that illness is necessary for reflection of that person’s life. Maybe it requires the carers around that person to learn from that experience also.
“Maybe they too must reflect and grow through another’s plight.
“Everything we do in life is a transition of some kind or other and it is in the waiting that makes the conclusion even sweeter.
“To have everything instantly, as we have nowadays, brings no value to anything which has a purpose. We are that instant society, wanting instant gratification all the time.
“But remember, everything of any value is worth the waiting for and the appreciation once we have received it is worth a life times gratitude, whether it is health, a career, a child, a vocational skill or something of beauty like a magnificent tree or plant.
“It is the waiting, the sheer patience, that we all go through which makes that event so precious and worthwhile so that everybody must go through these experiences.
“It is a test to us all to see how well we can perform. It is never easy, but always worthwhile.”
Jenny Ayers
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