PATIENCE

In our daily life, we spend a lot of time to wait for something. Early in the morning, we wait for bus to go to school or go to work. During the rush hours, it may take us longer to wait especially when traffic is congested （擠塞）. 

One day, I experienced a very long queue in the bank and waited a long time just to renew my bank passbook. The other day, I made a call to an airline company for ticket revalidation and it was a pity for me to wait more than an hour for the line to be connected.

Have you ever dialed up to a hotline for a service provider? Once you get connected, you are guided step by step to a specific category and sometimes it may take you over several minutes to obtain the required information or service. This is just like another kind of call waiting that a telephone can provide.

If you encounter something ‘to wait’, so be patient （耐心） as it may bring you hope or trap you to anxiety. Students are so anxious waiting for their examination results and employees are so eager for promotion. One very important thing that can never wait （耽擱）too long - that is an ‘opportunity’ （機會）, once you get it, grasp it immediately. Do not hesitate and wait or it may slip away.

I have read a famous quote from an American Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church (1966-1969), Fulton J. Sheen. "Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is timing, it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles （原則） and in the right way."