Good
morning!
For as many times as we have said, "patience is a
virtue," you would think that the message would be drilled into our
brains, and our society. But look around. Take any day, of any year,
and see how little patience exists in the world we live in.
If you really want to see how lacking in patience the
world is, get about twenty items and try going through the express lane
at the grocery store. A loud chorus of sighs will start behind you.
How about road rage? Everyone is so intent on getting
there, fast, faster, fastest. Or watch someone with a modem on the
Internet. If it takes a computer screen more than twenty seconds to
load, they'll start adjusting cords, wondering what is wrong and why
the Internet is so slow. Never mind that not even a decade ago, most
people had to journey to the library for the afternoon to gather
information that is now delivered to the savvy web-surfer in seconds.
My mother is famous for pointing out how the lack of
patience is so foolish when driving. Up in northern Wisconsin where I
grew up, the roads were only occasionally speckled with traffic.
Despite the beauty of the scenery around them, cars would zoom and race
by. Once we got to the city and found ourselves at a traffic light, the
car that passed us at ninety miles per hour was just a matter of a few
feet in front of us. My mom would always laugh at how the drivers were
so focused on the road and passing others that they missed the fall
colors or spring blossoms.
Your Turn: When you are charging
around in daily life-ask yourself where exactly you are going. Is
crossing the "finish" line a bit quicker worth missing the view?
Today's Affirmation: While engaged on
any journey, I remember to enjoy the view.
