Wait

Slow...
Associated with snails and turtles
The inferior half compared to 'quick'
Regarded with disdain

We all strive to be fast - consciously or unconsciously. Because that equates efficiency.
Definitely one of the hallmark of a gd student/employee/watever role you play in life.

Fast learner, quick worker, better appraisal, faster results.
Slimming pills boast of immediate results, match-making clubs cite their quick hit-offs and success rates, express lanes assure that you would be out of the queues and jams.

And insidiously, these notions seep and morph into our ways and actions-
That one cannot afford to wait and shouldn't be made to wait .
Whether its for the lift, for a decision, for a person, for goals and things in life.


Human resource experts tell us that judgement of another person are made within 12 seconds.
I say we do even 'better' and cut down judgement time to 5 secs. After which , most of the time, the person's written off and we go back to our known circle of acquaintances.
We tsk when we are made to hold on the phone or wait for an answer.
We lament, switch course or give up when things don't go as anticipated.

It's time to slow down a little. Maybe hold on a little longer, cultivate a bit more patience and humility.

Just like the double boiled soup I had today- the essence comes only with the hours of brewing and simmering .

(Photo extracted from http://www.streetdirectory.com/restaurants/singapore/reviews/images_list-Space__My_Humble_House-1000000126.php)

Definitely worth the wait:)