Patience (Jan. 2)

I have heard it said that patience is a virtue. It is way more than that. Too often, especially in the world today we like to rush and get or do things now. What has that led to? In my honest opinion it is nothing but trouble. I dare say that the entire fall in the world's economy in some part deals with exactly the lack of patience in individuals. I understand that the desire to succeed is important and I am not saying that this is a bad desire to have, I am simply saying that lasting success is built more out of patience than it is out of getting what you want right now. This is true in all areas of life and the one who learns patience is the one who will be filled with more happy days than anyone else around them. They will appreciate the simple things more and take better care of the things they are blessed with.