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“With Love And Patience, On the flip side, it possesses its share of
drawbacks as well,people today have lost
Nothing Is Impossible.” the urge to remain patient…then be it from
smaller tasks that one might have to encounter
to major upheavals. How many times do we
get impatient and irritated while facing the
problem of slow Internet speed? How many
minutes today are we prepared to stand in a
queue without grumbling? Do we ever wait
patiently for our chance to come during an
appointment once the clock starts ticking
over the quarter mark? Clearly we have lost
our ability to remain clam than we used to
earlier. But the question is have we become
individuals wanting to get things instantly
without perseverance? And if that is so is this
having an impact on our lives in a negative
way? Our we losing out on our relationships
way too frequently than they used to be
a few decades ago? These questions are
for us to evaluate and introspect. We need
to understand that it is important to evolve
and change with the changing times but at
the same time we need to make sure that it
Has patience doesn’t be an impediment on our lives in any
way.
At the same time, understanding the
indeed remained importance of patience is the need of the
hour. On one hand one can’t just wait for the
favorable time to occur hoping for the time
a virtue? with every minute or second lost equivalent to a lost to be ripe, but on the other hand, it is also
opportunity. In today’s era of cut throat competition, imperative to understand that with growing
surviving and sustaining has become an ordeal. changes we have lost the importance of
‘Patience is virtue’ has become one of the most commonly used cliché we all have been accustomed People have to remain on their toes all the time patience and so within correct measure must
to listening. But given the modern fast paced world that we are living in, is it realistically possible for us and as a result the virtue of patience is gradually be incorporated as a part of our daily lives as
to abide by this virtue? beginning to fade away. The rapid pace in growth patience enables in better decision making
We have all frequently heard people around us saying stuff like ‘goods things come to those who wait’ or of telecom industry, introduction of mobile banking coupled with building up a strong personality.
‘the longer you wait, the luckier you get’. But actually is it just about playing the waiting game? Imagine for quick transfer of money, advancement brought
a person having applied for a job keeps waiting and waiting in anticipation of a positive response or about with advent of new processors, the ability to
for that matter a person wanting to start a business venture keeps waiting till the odds are stacked in get efficient service while saving time has gained
his favour or consider a case where a person keeps praying to God with the hope of his prayers bring considerable significance. Considering these
answered. Would patience being a virtue be justified in such contexts? advancements brought about on the technological
The saying ‘patience is virtue’ first emerged back in the 14th century in a poem written by Piers Plowman. front primarily for fulfilling tasks within short span of Kaustubh Potdar
Although the phrase does hold true even today but as a matter of fact in modern times it would be time, it is further justified that patience being a virtue S.Y.B.A.
slightly difficult to abide by it given the changing trends and pace at which the world is moving ahead has no longer remained the thing of the present.

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