Me: Daddy, are we arriving at the place soon?
Dad: Yea…soon….
30 minutes later.
Me: Daddy, are we there yet?
Dad: Soon…very soon….
15 minutes later
Me: Daddy…why aren’t we there yet?
Dad: Dear we’re getting there….
All right, the little girl decided to give up in asking. Her daddy’s just fibbing. Ugh!
Minutes later…
Dad: All right, we’ve reached *the place we were heading*. Kids, get out of the car now.
What?! We were here alas?! That’s it?!
This is just a little personal experience of mine. When we were younger, dad loved to bring the whole family for some road trips around the country. Trust me; some of those trips were not that far, maybe like an hour or two. But somehow as a kid, you really had no idea how long the journey was and how long was exactly an hour! But as I grow, I’m better in estimating the time and perhaps I understand better those hours at not that long, I’ll get there soon. Thus I really don't mind taking more than 16 hours of flight because I know that 16 hours or so will end and we’ll reach the destination. We'll not get there after the first hour, but it’ll arrive at City A 16 hours later.
Don’t you feel chapfallen over certain things that you’ve been waiting for or working towards but you aren’t just getting or achieving them, yet?! Of course occasionally you are completely flummoxed too along with the dissatisfaction. How long more do you have to wait? Am I getting there? Maybe I’m just not going to get it? Will I ever get it?
Months ago my friend came to me and sobbed about her relationship problem with her boyfriend. They were having some communication problem; he’s not meeting her expectations over certain things and so did he. Anyway, since I haven’t seen her for a while, we had a bit of a chat that day.
Me: How are things between you and your bf?
Friend: Well, the problems are still there…but we’re opening up and communicate more.
Me: That’s really good to hear. Communication is very important in every relationship.
Friend: Yeah, but I still hope that we can come to a consensus on the issues that we’ve been discussing.
Me: …..
Friend: Well, we just can’t hurry. It takes time; just like work takes time to complete, results don’t come overnight. It is the same for him and me, miracle doesn’t happen overnight for us. I can’t expect him to get a stable job any sooner. But I know one day he will.
My friend is certainly right. Rome wasn’t built in one day. We’ll get there (whatever you’re aiming or waiting). It’s just not this moment, but it is likely to be next moment, next week, next month, next year or some day. We just can’t rush. But it’ll be here. You know, it’s even possible that when it comes, you will be so surprised and marvel, “This is it? I’m already here?”
That's right. Don't be flustered. I'm sure we will achieve our aims one day because we are working on it/them constantly. The journey may seem to be a little longer than expected, but you know, that in fact makes us appreciate it/them later. I hope this little story and dialogue will give us some insights and motivations. Eh, it's only the 3rd day of the new year. It's the perfect timing for us to stay positive. Let us continue what we' are aiming, even though it may not look optimistics for the time being. I'm trying to put this into practice myself and I'm sure I'll be able to attain this realization some day. *grin*
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