THE ART OF WAITING
“For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be
measured. At least by the person who's waiting.”
― Haruki Murakami.
I have started to realise that waiting is an art, that
waiting achieves things. Waiting can be
very difficult but very powerful. Time is a valuable thing. If you can wait,
you can sometimes achieve something that you could not achieve today. However
hard you have worked; how much money you threw up in the air, how many times
you banged your head against the wall- If there is a need to wait, then you
must do it profitably.
The people who are most successful at living and loving are
those who can learn to wait successfully. Not many people enjoy waiting or
learning patience. Yet, waiting can be a powerful tool that will help us
accomplish much good.
“Waiting hurts. Forgetting hurts. But not knowing which
decision to take can sometimes be the most painful...”
― José N. Harris.
We cannot always have what we want when we are in need. For
different reasons, what we want to do, have, be, or accomplish is not always
available to us now. But there are things we could do or have today, no matter
what, that we can have in the future.
Today, we would make ourselves crazy trying to accomplish
what will come naturally and with ease later. I'm sure you can relate with this
lines. We can trust that all is on schedule. Waiting time is not wasted time.
Something is being worked out- in us, in someone else, in the Universe.
Never put your life on hold while you wait. We can direct
our attention elsewhere; we can practice acceptance and gratitude in the
interim; we can trust that we do have a life to live while we are waiting- then
we go about living it.
Deal with your frustration and patience as well as the guilt of expectations from people, but learn how to wait.
The old saying, "you can't always get what you
want" isn't entirely true. Often, in life, we can get what we want-
especially the desires of our heart- if we can learn to wait.
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