Patience: The Art I Learned from Falling By Gouya Roshan
Patience; An Art I Learned from Falling I can say with complete certainty that I was one of the most impatient people in the world. I wanted to reach everything quickly, see the results of my work quickly, and be noticed quickly. I considered every delay a failure and every obstacle a sign of weakness. I often fell and got hurt, but I immediately stood up so that no one would notice. Not out of pride, but out of fear of remaining on the ground. It took years for me to understand that talent, luck, and motivation could not save me. What truly made me patient was patience itself. But not the kind of patience that appears calm and composed on the surface; the patience I have come to understand is the result of repeated practice and perseverance. Sitting still is not patience. True patience means continuing when you are tired, taking risks when you are wounded, and moving forward even when no one encourages you... I learned patience not from books, but through failure. Every time I failed,...