Life is waiting.
As the tag goes from the famous 2004 Steven Spielberg about a man trapped at the JFK International Terminal and denied entry into US grounds, at the same time cannot go back to his homeland due to revolution that has just erupted while he was mid-air.
There are Viktor Navorski’s trapped inside of us one time or the other in the course of our lifetime. We are there and we can taste it but we can’t actually have it. We wanted to undo any damages done and toil to make things return to its original state but can’t really get its primary form back…and the best thing to do for the uncountable moments is to wait.
Waiting is the most uncomfortable state one could ever be. Nothing is certain, nothing is absolutely, nothing can be real at all and you are never in control. Like the farmers in the north waiting for rain in the middle of summer, waiting is looking at eternity of nothing and hopelessness.
Some say that patience is waiting. True at some point but to keep going when the going get tough can both be foolishness and divine patience. No one can really tell at the moment which is which until you get to the end of the line.
Waiting entails great patience. Patience gives us tolerance for delays and prepare better for the greater battle ahead. Waiting entails time. Time and timing is the thin line that separates the reachable from the unreachable and the attainable from the unattainable.
Life is not a waiting room they say. You don’t wait for opportunities but search for it. You don’t wait for miracles you need to make one. You don’t wait for the unthinkable to happen you think and not let it happen. True. But in the end, it’s all about patience and timing.
Don’t waste your time waiting? Stop Waiting?
No. Wrong. Viktor Navorski waited until he gets the last autograph to complete his collection. When patience and timing gets you to the end of the line, the rewards could be priceless - just like going home.
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