This is a proverb that I have strived to live. Not wiht the greatest amount of successfully of course, but I really work hard at it.
I have a personal interpretation of this proverb that has evolved over all the years since I was a sophomore in college.
My personal flavor of this proverb is Good things come to those who wait and are willing to work for them.
In short, if you want something and you sit on your duff and do nothing to earn that thing, chances are good you won't get it. And if you do get it, by some strange stroke of luck, you may not really appreciate it.
As you may have realized by now, my personal nemesis is patience. Since I was a child, hearing the words "wait until...." drove me mad. Telling me anything with forewarning is like a death sentence to me. I would recieve a call with the message on the machine "I need to talk to you" and I would immediately start returning the call.
Mostly the reason was self doubt. I was always afraid that what I didn't know WOULD hurt me. Or someone would be mad at me, or that I did something incorrectly or something like that.
I'm doing marginally better in the patience department. I was reminded twice today that in a specific area in my life, the patience card needs to be played longer. I can't bail at the first sign of trouble or when my patience suddenly craps out.
I never really thought about it. But I think that I am better about patience in this area than I have been in my past. But It's stil not enough. I am going to drive myself insane if I keep worrying about things that I can't change on my own.
But I am willing to do the work. I am filling my time fairly well, though the reason I am having trouble this week is the that I had a couple of days with more time on my hands than I should. I need to take steps to fill those voids too.
My patience is going to be better. And I am praying that with that patience comes the one thing I really want.
I am willing to put the work in on this. If that means occupying my time better, than that's what I need to do. If it means improving myself in the process - that's OK too.
so long as in the end the good thing comes to me because I am waiting AND working at it.
2 comments:
The good thing - to be appreciated and loved and desired - should come to you through patience and work and because you deserve it. It may not look exactly as you hoped or expected and it may take much longer than you wish, but I do think we get chances to find what we so badly want. And I really hope your next chance comes soon and is everything you hoped it would be.
I really like your interpretation of the proverb, and I strongly agree. I hate hearing "Your time will come" or "Just be patient" when I feel like I can do something to quicken the process. :-) I hope you don't have to wait too long for what you want.
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