The Art of Waiting

As I went over my past journals and letters, I retrieved this poem given by my college friend. I want to share this to you especially to ALL SINGLE (and NOT SO-SINGLE) PEOPLE. CHEERS!

Why Wait?

Because although we want to be decisive,

We do not want to be impulsive.

Although we want to be swift,

We do not want to be hasty.

Although we want to hold on to the one we love,

We do not want to lose ourselves in the process.

If we want to run,

We must learn first learn to walk.

If we want to swim,

We must first learn to float.

If we want to make love,

We must first learn to love.

In the end, it is still best to wait for the one we want

Rather than settle for the one that is available.

It is still best to wait for the one you love

Rather than settle for the one who is around.

It is still best to wait for the right person

Because life is too short to waste on the wrong one.

Because waiting serves a purpose.

Noble yet mysterious,

You have to know that flowers do not bloom overnight,

Rome was not built in a day,

A life grows in the womb for nine months,

Great love grows steadily over a lifetime.

Most good things in life take a long time,

And they are all worth-living for.

These, despite the fact,

That although waiting requires a lot of things…

Faith, Courage and Hope…

Waiting guarantees nothing,

One cannot imagine, after all,

God in all His wisdom,

Asks us to wait, for no essential reason.