Patience is defined as the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like according to dictionary.com. The past few weeks people have been telling me to be patient or if I'm patient that big break will come along. There is the old saying "patience is a virtue." Well I am sure that it is definitely not one of mine.
As I read the definition of patience, I place it in my post grad context. I don't think that I am dealing with a great deal of pain or misfortune, however the one word that sticks out to me is annoyance. My annoyance is waiting around for that phone call or email saying "we want you." But it hasn't come. Now how do I know that I am not patient? Refer to second half of that definition: without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like. I couldn't tell you how many melt downs I have had or how many times I have complained about having now set plan. So now that I have proven that I lack patience, what next?
I need to learn patience...which is easier said than done. My life could be a lot worse, right? At least I do have a part time job working as a sales associate at a store in my local shopping mall. Some college graduates don't even have a minimum wage paying anything. Also I do have very supportive family and friends that see so much potential and want me to succeed. It is reassuring to know that I have a strong foundation to stand on, especially now. Patience isn't my virtue now, but maybe I need to use this time for it to become my virtue. In today's world of getting everything in an instant, I think that I have learned to expect that when it comes to every aspect of my life.
It's time for me to step back, take a breath, and just be...patient.
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