Dear Friend

Patience is one of the greatest virtues we can cultivate on the journey to greatness. Let me share a story with you:

One evening, after work, I shared a taxi with a man seated in the front who seemed to be on friendly terms with the driver. Two more ladies joined us as passengers, and soon, we found ourselves stuck in heavy traffic. The pace was so slow that many people got down from cars to walk.

We were about 100 meters from the main road when the man in the front suggested the driver take a shortcut by driving along the side of the road, as others were doing. The driver agreed and veered off the lane.

But just a few meters from the main street, a flashlight waved us to a halt. It was the police.

To cut a long story short, instead of issuing a ticket, the officer confiscated the driver's license and instructed him to reverse all the way back to the end of the traffic line before retrieving it. This distance was five times longer than what we would have covered had we stayed in the lane.

What happened next was disheartening. All the passengers, including the man who suggested the shortcut, got out and walked to the main street to find another cab, leaving the driver to endure the punishment alone.

Patience is not about doing nothing; it’s about taking the time to ensure that every step you take is deliberate and right.

A little impatience can cause you a restart in life, farther than where you may have even started. And don't forget, that the very people we think are with us will leave, join another cab and move on while we suffer our retrogression alone.

Life isn't a race. As Arnold Glasow wisely said, "You get chickens by hatching the eggs, not by smashing them."

Take your time. Do it right.

Shalom,