Life Skills

It has been brought to my attention that I lack a certain life skill, apparently quite a handy one.
Patience.

If you google "patience quotes" you get a few million hits.

Which, to me, makes it seem that patience, as a virtue, might in fact be a bit outdated and overrated.

Patience has never been one of my strongest virtues. In fact, I often do look up quotes on patience, to remind myself of the suggested benefits that this virtue would add to my life.

Patience, as silence, in my opinion, is overrated. And, for some, like me, not a strong characteristic, because in fact, should we possess this virtue it would clash with other important characteristics that are part of who we are and make us what we are.

For instance. I have a dream. And I have no self-confidence. But I do have a kind of serrated determination and stubborness. Now, should we add patience to the no self-confidence and then mix in my dream and determination and stubborness, where would this lead? To me, lying in a corner, eating my fingers.

That I patiently regard my lack of the fullfillment of my dream, when in fact, it is not patience keeping me from my dream, but a lack of self belief!

But without patience, my determination sometimes (not always) makes it possible for me to follow, to pursue, to insist that my dream may come true! And therefore, patience is really nothing for me.

It is a lot like tank tops. Some of us look good in them. Some of us don't. Should I wear it just because it's fashionable?

Ambrose Bierce on patience:

"A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue."