Is Patience A Virtue Or Just A Losing Game?

To be understood, time, perseverance; we’ve all exhibited or witnessed these honourable qualities. But when do you set your timer reminding you to that time’s up?

We tend to practice patience in everyday life. Work, shopping, cooking/takeaway, interacting, romantically, we’re reminded that a certain degree of allowance is key to functionality.

But when do you define enough is enough?

It’s far easier to neglect and preserve; out of sight, out of mind until the use by date, place and time is stated to you. Why don’t we trust our initiative and engrave our own cut-off point, mentally?

Confidence and relaying a rough blueprint of expectations, what is and isn’t okay gives you control of your own time, actions and most of all, life. There’s so much out of our grasp, enabling that to be habitual in all aspects of your life can feel like you’re unable to have a voice.

It’s a great quality to exercise patience. It can get you incredibly far in life, especially socially. But I think it’s vital to have boundaries so you know you’re not just being taken advantage of or being seen and addressed as a pawn in a larger game. Too much patience can expose you to more harm than good, due to the belief and assumption that a third party has noted and priorities your significance when really, you’re last in line and have already been dismissed, just without your knowledge. 

Hierarchy and patience can work hand in hand and be beneficial to one another. But equally, set your own worth, don’t wait until you’ve been assigned whatever is last remaining. Being first in line could be more advantageous.

Set your standards, don’t let patience encourage you to wait for what may never be. 

Being presumptuous could be your downfall.

What do you think? Is patience progressive or regressive? How do you define your boundaries? Do you feel it can be a losing game if used in excess? Comment below!