One of my biggest weaknesses (and I stress one of them) is just how impatient I am. I want everything my way. Right away!
Actually, perhaps I’m not alone in this…
We’re living in a growing culture of impatience, which makes us conditioned to crave more and more instant gratification. For me, I get irritated when I have to wait for an Internet page to load.
If I’m working on a project, I want to have it finished… today. Actually, yesterday.
And I’m described by my friends as being laid back!
Recently, I decided to stop at a fast food restaurant. The drive-thru line was long, wrapped all the way around the building. My first reaction was to say, “forget it”…but I stayed. As I sat in my car, I started to get more and more frustrated. I fumbled with my iPod for music to keep me entertained. I checked my iPhone to see if anyone had messaged me on Facebook. But I couldn’t focus, I was becoming more and more frustrated with the long line.
Finally after about five minutes I was next in line to the order menu. Life would go on, things were going to be OK.
But they weren’t OK. The man in front of me about to order his food spoke into the microphone and said “I need a minute to look over the menu.” I couldn’t believe this; he had five minutes to think about what he wanted.
Then, when he finally began to place his order, he started asking questions about the menu items.
I sat there looking in amazement. I quickly looked in my rear view mirror. Surely the person behind me was as annoyed as I was.
After what seemed like an eternity (probably less than a minute), his order was complete and he drove forward. But it was too late! I was in a bad mood.
I placed my order, ate my food and felt grumpy for quite a while after.
Taking a look back at that experience, I’ve realized some facts. First, between the long line and the person in front of me, I felt as if that completely ruined my peace and mood that afternoon. I even felt as if it ruined the enjoyment of my sandwich.
But, it didn’t.
Click link below for full article:
http://www.growinvirtue.com/impatient/
Actually, perhaps I’m not alone in this…
We’re living in a growing culture of impatience, which makes us conditioned to crave more and more instant gratification. For me, I get irritated when I have to wait for an Internet page to load.
If I’m working on a project, I want to have it finished… today. Actually, yesterday.
And I’m described by my friends as being laid back!
Recently, I decided to stop at a fast food restaurant. The drive-thru line was long, wrapped all the way around the building. My first reaction was to say, “forget it”…but I stayed. As I sat in my car, I started to get more and more frustrated. I fumbled with my iPod for music to keep me entertained. I checked my iPhone to see if anyone had messaged me on Facebook. But I couldn’t focus, I was becoming more and more frustrated with the long line.
Finally after about five minutes I was next in line to the order menu. Life would go on, things were going to be OK.
But they weren’t OK. The man in front of me about to order his food spoke into the microphone and said “I need a minute to look over the menu.” I couldn’t believe this; he had five minutes to think about what he wanted.
Then, when he finally began to place his order, he started asking questions about the menu items.
I sat there looking in amazement. I quickly looked in my rear view mirror. Surely the person behind me was as annoyed as I was.
After what seemed like an eternity (probably less than a minute), his order was complete and he drove forward. But it was too late! I was in a bad mood.
I placed my order, ate my food and felt grumpy for quite a while after.
Taking a look back at that experience, I’ve realized some facts. First, between the long line and the person in front of me, I felt as if that completely ruined my peace and mood that afternoon. I even felt as if it ruined the enjoyment of my sandwich.
But, it didn’t.
Click link below for full article:
http://www.growinvirtue.com/impatient/
