They say never pray for patience. The only way to get it is to endure hardship. So, why bring it on intentionally? Well, one good reason might be the disappointment that proceeds from checking your email several times a day waiting for that good news you've assumed was coming. Snail mail offers the same unrequited attention.
Frustration seems to be a constant companion when that for which you wait takes longer and longer to materialize. It's a sit down and wait scenario in a fast food world.
Rationality takes a backseat when obsession takes control. The longer the wait, the more irrationality works it's way into the thought process skewing a little more what sober thinking remains.
Finally, word arrives and that for which you had angst becomes reality only to be replaced with another situation that compels us to check email more often than necessary not to mention the snail mail. In all, we groan when things seem to go opposite of expectations.
It seems as though there is no solution to this pesky dilemma as wheels of wait keep our minds focused on that which is ahead while missing the activity of the present.
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