The day I learned the true meaning of “Patience”…
Armin Layegh
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Original Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Every day is an enlightening day (lets call it an “Aha!” moment), don’t you agree? I had one of those moments not that long ago; actually, it was yesterday, when I was reminded that “I need to be patient”. Who would dare to challenge me this way you ask? Well, it was my daughter.
For the purpose of this blog and my commitment to keep it short, let me say that yesterday morning was not a pleasant one.
As my daughter and I were leaving for school in the morning, she remembered that she “needs” to take a “silly band” to school to trade with her classmates; however, the one that she was planning to take was no where to be found. Frustrated with the fact that I’m running late, I began to lose my cool and threatened to leave with or without a “silly band”. This, of course, did not sit well with my daughter, who viewed it as her father’s absolute lack of understanding of what was important to her.
Needless to say, we left the house with a “silly band”, albeit not the one that she wanted to trade, along with her tearful eyes and a sense of frustration.
After a quick hug and a kiss at the school entrance, I quickly jumped into the car worrying about how late I’ll be for work. During my drive though, all I could think of was how the situation become so tense so quickly, especially after a nice morning that my daughter and I shared?
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So I asked my daughter and here’s what she said: “Daddy, you’ll just have to be patient”.
That made me think of how many times in life have I forgotten to be patient? How often have I undermined what is important to others because of what is important to me took on greater importance? How often have I lost my cool for the simple fact that I didn’t want to be 5 minutes late?
So here’s my commitment: Next time I’m about to lose my patience, I’ll think back to what my daughter said. I’m sure that my blood pressure will thank me for it.
So stay cool and thank you for reading!
Armin
Ps. I apologized to my daughter and I had a great evening playing with "Moon Sand"!