Pay-shens (Part II)

• Twice. Today. I was given unsolicited comments about how patient I am, about how good I am in the art of waiting. So in honor of that…this.

• No matter what vantage point I take to look at it, I cannot tag it as a compliment.


• There have been a lot of crap that’s been said about patience. Good things will come to those who wait. Patience is a virtue. Blah blah blah. Has anyone really seen that patience can also be a formula for misery? “can”


• Sometimes, for something to get done, we need to act. Not wait.


• Sometimes, even though we decided to act, our efforts will go down in vain. There are things beyond our control.


• Sometimes, action is not even necessary. When you don’t see any point why you should act, you just end up, well, not doing anything.


• Sometimes, things unfold in front of you and there’s nothing left to do but stare. Well, you could also drown in self-pity but that’s optional – and apparently unproductive.


• Sometimes if you focus too much on waiting, you’ll end up raising the white flag earlier than you expected. (Expected?)


• Sometimes, we validate our own efforts in waiting, just to convince ourselves that our energy and hopefulness were not wasted.


• Sometimes, you just give up and that’s it.