I Can Wait

I have a book of quotes I like to refer to from time to time.  I do feel the page I opened it to is very relevant to me at the moment.  I feel I am like a dog holding a rope.  They tend to be tenacious and will not let go.  That’s the way I feel to be with what I desire (not a selfish desire).  I just will not let go.  I may not get what I want immediately but I will hold on until I do.
An Arnold H Glasgo said, “Patience is the key to everything, you get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”  It seems weird.  I do not remember reading any of these quotes, but I like so many.
W.B. Prescott said, “in any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.”  I reckon that is so true.  Our society seems to act according to election cycles, while others are content to think long term.  “Maybe not now, maybe not in 50 years, but eventually.”  There is one quote I was not going to include but seems really relevant.  It was said by a Paul Sweeny. “How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners and instant cameras teach patience to its young?”  To me all these things are good, but the question is good too.
Another quote I was not going to include but I reckon contains something valid was said by Abraham Lincoln, “Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.”  To me haste is a great enemy.  Sometimes quick decisions need to be made, but more often they do not.  I have found that acting in haste un-necessarily leads to disappointment, doing it a way rather than the best way and inefficiency.  Taking time often saves time.  I like what G.K.Chesterton said, “One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.
The last quote is not profound but it sure is my lived experience.  Steven Wright said, “there is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.”  Catching fish is a buzz but I have spent a lot of time just standing on the shore….