Although I can’t really remember my mother saying, “Son, patience is a virtue!”, I do for some reason have that saying stuck in my head from my childhood. As if just saying that to a child helps them to understand the importance of patience… I suppose that saying this over and over to children helps to build value around the concept thus aiding in development of their moral system.
I learned so much from my parents as I grew older about being patient, humble, and honest. And even when our relationship was strained (another story for another time), I still credit them for raising me to develop the awareness needed to be more patient with everyone and everything in my life.
I believe that patience is a virtue, as well as being humble, and being honest in it’s full capacity (which is really tough sometimes.. I wrote about that over here). But in this post today I’d like to focus on my experience and daily reminder to myself to be patient.
A few references to virtue and patience:
What is a Virtue?
Vocabulary.com states the following:
Virtue is the quality of being morally good.
The word virtue comes from the Latin root vir, for man. At first…
