The Time of Waiting

          The best things/scenarios/moments entail the perfect timing. Sometimes, we have to to wait for them to be given at the right time. None too often we hear them say, 'haste makes waste'.

          We can't have it all. There are many reasons we can't have the things we want immediately, and sometimes we just have to yield to the fact that it can't be ours.... yet.

          As this is the era of instant noodles, people nowadays expect to get what they want immediately. The value of patience is lost. Far too often people insist on what they want, and then complain about the results they get. They get disappointed, and the cycle starts again. Take love, for example. People want to find love with the right guy so fast, they forget the things that really matter. True love entails maturity of the mind and heart, and the lack of it is most probably why people find themselves easily breaking up with their relationships. Love too, requires the right time, with the right person. There's no rushing into love, then expecting it to last forever. It's an ironic philosophy.

         It's true that we really need to grab all the opportunities we can get, but it's not the end of the world if we miss one. We may have reasons that we couldn't take them. But they will present themselves in the future, and we should be prepared when the it chooses to pass our way again. We also need to be wise in taking opportunities; not everything is worth the take. If we venture into an opportunity, we must be prepared for whatever it brings, and be ready to learn the lessons it has. In this world, there are a whole lot of opportunities, just waiting for us to discover them.

        Again, we have to learn to wait for the right things. At times, we are not yet ready to have them. In the future, better opportunities will present themselves to us. There's no use in crying over something you can't have. Acceptance is essential. When faced with tough situations, there will be nothing you can virtually do if you want something but can't have it. This is the real world; no longer about the lollipops you can easily buy at the store counter if you whine enough. We have to accept that it's not for us, at least not yet. We can work harder so we can be prepared for it when it comes again.

       Patience has always been one of my virtues, and it is really worth it. Things will craft themselves into something so much better with time. Then you'll see how lucky you are to have waited. Patience is the sacrifice that will entail flowers to bloom, and for plants to grow into sturdy trees. I do not mind so much about waiting. It can get discouraging at times, and tiring, but I believe it will be worth it. Yes, it can frustrating, but things might get really messy if I insist on having them.

       We can't force summer to come, nor the orchids to bloom-- they take time. That is the beauty in waiting. The future-- whatever great will happen makes it so much worth the wait.