of waiting

Good things in life comes to those who wait, they say.
Like waiting in the long queue for the toilet. Must have felt good to finally wee...

But on the serious note, there is power in the patience of a person.

"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles;
They shall run and not be weary;
They shall walk and not faint."
Said Isaiah.

In a consumer culture, it is easy to grow inpatient. We get goods bought online delivered fast to our doorsteps. Fast food becomes a popular lunch option. Speeding is increasingly becoming an issue. We want to get from Point A to Point B quickly. We want to have things quickly. We want. Period.

When the webpage does not load quickly, we tap our fingers on the table, wiggle in our chair, and pace up and down the corridor (if the connection is that slow). When the lift is not coming, we press the button a hundred more times, as though the lift will arrive any faster. And when we are running late, we zigzag our way down the freeway, just to arrive one or two minutes earlier.

The point? Our impatience shows in our behaviour. We become dangerous creatures who shows our egoistical personality. We lose sight of what is really important because our focus is now off centre, on that one thing that is actually fading away. Our priority is ourselves - nothing else really matters.

"But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength," said Isaiah.

Waiting builds your character. Waiting shows your character.
So, let's build this character and show 'em to whom I really belong.