The Art of Waiting

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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