It has never been an easy task for mankind to develop patience in whatever they are doing. Most of the things we undertake demands for long time patience and perseverance. In many cases, we look for means to gratify our needs with ease and as fast as possible. This eventually overwhelms us and drains all our resources leading to development of anxiety. To develop patience, one need to nurture positive attitude towards all that we do. Perform an analysis of issues that makes you not to be patient.This would help one in coming up with methods of overcoming the root cause of one’s impatience. Good things take time to achieve and call for patience. Some of the virtues of patience include success, protection and wisdom.
Success comes hand in hand with patience. It is the ability to tolerate waiting or delay. Being patient helps one become calm even in the event of adversarial circumstances. Andy is aware of his sole intention of getting out of the cell. To succeed, he needs to be patient. He understands the punishment that he might subject himself to by advising Hadley on how to avert paying tax but he goes on to do it. Andy never makes haste in planning his escape from the cell. His patience earns him a reputation in the cell where he is consulted by guards on accounting problems. This helps him create good relationship with all in the cell making it hard for them to suspect him of having mischievous intentions. His willingness to be manipulated by prison wardens eventually earns him an opportunity to escape from the prison which had been his main intention since he set his foot in the prison. As a result of his patience, he manages not only to dig a tunnel in his room that helps him escape from the prison but is also able to gather enough information about Norton that helps him withdraw all his money from the bank. He manages also to make away with books he had kept for Norton. His dream of living in Zihuatanejo, a Mexican-pacific coastal town is eventually achieved (Edberg Par. 2).
Patience leads to protection. If one develops patience, it is possible for him or her to overcome hardships that might be brought by one’s failures or wrong actions. One is able to overcome emotions that might result from his or her past actions. It helps one understand that by focusing on the future and forgetting about the past, it is possible for one to absolutely change his or her past way of life. Andy’s patience earns him protection from being molested in the prison. Despite having been convicted for killing his wife and her lover, this action does not deter him from pursuing his goals. It is his wish to once live in Zihuatanejo and this strong desire helps him forget of his past events. He even manages to forget the fact that he has been sentenced to life imprisonment and it is hard for him to leave the prison. He manages to dig the tunnel for twenty years without the knowledge of his fellow prisoners who could have informed the wardens thwarting his efforts (Edberg Par. 4).
Patience and determination helps one focus on his or her goals. This helps in achieving success of all that one sets to achieve. Showing patient to others leads to them developing trust on you thus sharing ideas that might be vital in achieving one’s goals.
Works cited
Edberg, Henrik. “7 Timeless Thoughts on Patience.” 2006. Web.