From Obscurity to Certainty pt.3

Next thing is, to wait. You see, I have not been patience ever since. I got irate easily to a slow-serving fast food attendant. I freak out when I have to wait long when meeting a friend. I hate every moment that I have to queue. I got low tolerance to students who don’t understand.

I get what I want. And I want to caress them on my palm through the quickest, easiest route. Even my career choice was already laid down planned. I would take up law, choose corporate as my cup of tea. I already made up my mind that this will be my passport to success. But suddenly, I shifted gears and made an impossible 180 degree turnaround.

I was made to wait. And I realized the beauty of life that I was missing and could have missed more, all because I was too fast and impatient to slow down.

I begin to notice how sweet a smile of a fast food crew can be when I flash one before I explain my demanding, customized order. I noticed how fast I could tread on chapters or converse through sms with another friend or observe how people strangely behave while waiting in a long queue. I proved that everyone has a unique learning ability, that others are fast learners while some are not, but for as long as they learn, I accomplish my task a teacher.

Now, I was made to wait again. As soon as I sorted out what needs attention during my solitude, my next task is to overcome waiting. And by waiting, I don’t mean having to struggle in vain for what I want anymore. It’s about waiting for a higher purpose I was called for, submitting fully to my life’s mission as it slowly and sweetly unfolds before my very eyes.

How about you, what’s your mission?