Patience

1. The Virtue of Patience She taps her fingers against the armrest of her command chair, trying hard to concentrate on the task at hand, but her thoughts are insistently drifting to more pressing matters. Like the man by her side who, after everything, wants to date her. Really. Date her. What kind of a sick fuck is he? But he made it absolutely clear. He would not take her to bed again until an appropriate time had passed and he felt he knew her better. Saying they had climbed this tree…

can cause wise people to do foolish things.”- Janette Oak. Having patience is hard, especially when things aren’t going your way. People are unwilling to wait when they have a certain goal, and realize that it is going to take more than they initially thought to reach it. In addition, abrupt decisions are made when people realize that they have other options to reach their goal. Simply, impatience is nothing but just a lack of patience. When people are too eager to wait, they make rash decisions…

life skills a person should have, exercising patience is the key to being a good, socially aware digital citizen; patience allows time for thought in place of emotion-driven action and gives a person a chance to make a meaningful contribution to online discussion. Patience is linked to being socially aware, or as Stellenbosch University defines it, “being aware of the problems that different societies and communities face on a day-to-day basis. This patience becomes instrumental when conversing…

Patience in time of trials and tribulations Patience in times of trials and tribulations is an important virtue in Islam. The word patience (sabr is from sabara in the Arabic language) means to be patient and to persevere. It is an indication of having self-control. In the Shari’ah, patience implies: restraining the soul from being agitated; restraining the tongue from complaining and restraining the hands from slapping the cheeks, tearing the clothes and doing other similar actions (Ibn…

Day 86 I. Revision Explain the words using ever. II. Importance of having patience Patience is the ability of control emotion and to tolerate waiting and frustration by being upset. Patience has been derived from Latin word “pati” which means to suffer, to bear. Benefits of Having Patience • Makes you happy – When you learn to have patience, you will not get stressed or angry. You will feel calmness, can control emotions, which will make you happy. • Quick Decision Making – When you are calm,…

The Patience of Job? No Such Thing... Cox’s introduction talks about three stages of studying the bible. He gives insight on studying the bible through the narrative or literal stage during his younger years. He seemed to be fascinated with the stories of the bible as most children are. It was intriguing to not only learn of the characters in the the parables but he “also sometimes acted them out”. (Cox 2) The stories we hear as children are colorful, fun and full of life and love.…

As displayed in the historical movie 42, the great Jackie Robinson had to go through much hatred and trash talk; the patience the man had in order to step onto the field himself and play the game was incredible. The fans were extremely harsh as it was a deviant action for an African American to share the field with white males, Jackie did not only have to deal with the fans but even some of his so called “teammates”. The rude things fans would yell at him such as ‘Why don’t you look in the…

Patience in Action and Faith is a Virtue of Jesus Christ Growing up in rural Upstate New York, I can remember how quite often my mother and father would repeatedly tell me and my brother that “patience is a virtue”. Granted this counsel, was often repeated during times of impatience and frustration. As a young child, it brings to my remembrance many experiences of sharing toys with my brother, wanting and waiting for the sharp edge of my popsicle to be cut off with scissors, or the endless “Are…

THE POWER OF PATIENCE The strongest of all the warriors are these two- time and patience: Leo Tolstoy Understanding patience: Patience is the most under-utilized as well as the most misunderstood concept for an average human being but the combined power of patience, hard work plus smart work is nothing short of a miracle. For the vast majority of people, say 80% of the entire human population, when they think or hear about patience, they believe that its about waiting i.e. you keep waiting till…

The answer is simple. Patience requires practice, practice comes from life experiences, and life experiences builds a person’s character to show others what kind of a person they are. Not only does it mold someone into the individual they are, but there are benefits to it as well. Practicing patience helps relieve stress. An average lifespan of a human is around seventy years. Why spend that time developing unnecessary stress that can be avoided? It’s pointless. Patience helps people achieve…