Ask a man: What is patience?
If he is young, then to him patience is a willful tolerance. An inconvenience, no different than the patience of a stalking animal. Better nerve than patience, better to challenge than to obey.
If he is assiduous, then to him patience is the luxury of procrastination. A deception for the indolent. Better action than patience, better to proceed than to wait.
If he is powerful, then to him patience is a rightful ordering. An accommodation for authority. All things in their accorded time! Better patience than anarchy, better to forestall than to cede.
If he is old, then to him patience is the lees of sorrow. Anyone can forgive a young fool, but an old fool is an embarrassment. Better patience than regret, better to forbear than to grieve.
Patience, today, for tomorrow. Patience, my love, wait for me. Patience, my child, for soon you'll grow.
Patience, death, wait for me.
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