Patience.

      We have heard a lot of success stories of great people and also have been told that patience is the key to success. If you do any work with patience then it is for sure that you will excel in that particular work, but if we lose our temper/patience then it is obvious that we will create a huge mess. The easiest work seems to be the toughest work due to a lack of patience. We all have experienced such kind of situation at some or other point in our life, didn't we? 

But what do we exactly mean by patience or lack of patience?

Patience means proper control of our mind, heart, and senses.

                       मन एव मनुष्याणां करणं बन्ध मोक्षयोः |

 ( Mana eva manushyanam karanam bandha mokshayoh)

 Meaning- As the mind, so the man; bondage or liberation are in your own mind.

       If your mind is unstable and you lack focus then no doubt your work will be delayed or it may make things more difficult for you to accomplish. This instability of mind and lack of focus is termed a lack of patience.

   Patience is not passive on the contrary it is concentrated strength.

                                                                                              - Bruce Lee 

         Almost all of us have seen the Banyan tree and appreciated its massive form and long life. But have we ever thought of its origin? This massive banyan tree was once a small seed that in due course of time got transformed into this massive form. But was the journey from the seed to a fully grown Banyan tree as easy to be described in a single line? No... 

 The small seed had to endure the temperature of the earth's core, the surrounding pressure, and various other conditions of the soil. After enduring it for a very long period the finally breaks its cover and grows into a small plant with deep and strong roots and gradually gained its massive form. Now its strong foundation which it built over time with due patience helps it to stay strong and unshakeable in any adverse condition. Hence providing it a very long life. 

          Just like the Banyan tree if we work on enhancing our skills and our personality we can tackle any kind of situation very effectively and efficiently. 

          In our life sometimes we face such kinds of situations in which even after many efforts we lose our patience and just... but its kind of normal rather in common terms The Human Emotions. We feel angry, sad, low or sometimes have an urge of crying our heart out, and it's also ok to do that. But these are the only situations in which the real test of our patience level lies. As the saying- When you encounter various trials, big or small be full of joy, they're opportunities to learn patience. Life is full of surprises we never know what is going to come next but how we will react to that thing is definitely in our control. The way we react in a particular situation depends on our mindset. Patience is also termed self-discipline. Time management, management of our expenses, controlling our thoughts, controlling our senses, etc. are some forms of our patience. The person who can learn these things can manage to achieve anything in his life.

Time Management:

        Time is the most powerful tool in this universe as it can heal anything. But to think of another way if you don't value this time then it can also destroy everything. A person who doesn't value time, time doesn't value them we all have heard this saying, but have we ever thought about what is the meaning of this? Now-a-day we all tend to delay our things being done just like "yes I will do it in just 5 mins" and we waste an hour on social media and the time of that work is just gone. Well, I am also no exception to this thing at some or other point we all tend to do that. But is it correct? No... and we all know that but still don't do anything about that. We all need to prioritize our time according to the importance of the work we need to do at a particular time. This will itself solve half of your problems.

Management of Expenses:

       Money management is one of the most important things we need to learn. The person who knows where to spend and where to save money will always have a backup with him in any extreme situation.

Controlling your thoughts and your senses:

         Well out of all forms is the most complex form of patience to be learned and practiced. Our mind is the storehouse of various emotions, thoughts, and many more things. What we will feed our minds with it will reflect in our personality. If we feed our minds with good thoughts and listen to good things we will act and talk in the same way. Our body language and our attitude say many things about us.

 The food we eat also reflects our mood. It is observed that when a person is sad or has any sort of such feelings they either eat more or starve themselves or eat unhealthy food in much more quantity all of which is not good for health. According to some research, people who eat healthy food tend to live a more happy and more long life. It's just a small example of a reaction to one of our senses, there are many more.

   "Learning patience can be a difficult experience, but once conquered you will find life is easier."