Sir Isaac Newton once remarked, "If
I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient
attention, than to any other talent." Life is like a journey. No one who starts a
journey, with a car for instance, can make it if he is preoccupied with his
destination rather with tackling the ups and downs of the road. Two things are
involved in a journey: either one reaches in peace or in pieces. What makes the
difference is the patient attention given to the road. Life is a race; the
first to reach the border line doesn’t matter. What counts is that one keep
running. Patience helps us to appreciate our efforts. “Better be late than late”,
goes the saying. Many see life as a gold rush where you either make it or die
trying. However, those who rush life are always hushed down by their own
mistakes. Slow and steady is the rule of the game. Tomorrow never dies. The ant
works all summer, patiently building its house and storing up food for the
winter. “Patience is
bitter, but its fruit is sweet”, said Aristotle.
