The subtle art of waiting!

Dr Foram Parikh
3 min readJun 4, 2023

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Photo by Ümit Bulut on Unsplash

One of the hardest things in life, is to wait.
And yet, waiting is one of the greatest arts!

To wait with a positive mindset,
To wait with faith,
To wait with admiration for the forces of nature!

Ever wondered what it takes to wait?

A mind full of faith and patience!
A heart full of hope and positivity!

Patience is not just the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting!

We wait for the little things.

For our food at the restaurants,
For the tickets of our favourite movie,
For our parents to come home from work.

And then we wait for the big things.

For our acceptance letters in the mail,
For finding a great partner,
For our retirement to set us free from the binds of our career.

Waiting is life’s best teacher.

It teaches you the importance of stopping by to look at the sky or listen to the sound of the wind in your ears.

It pushes you to stay hopeful, and forces you to be strong even though you did not know you had any strength to give.

Waiting reminds you that sometimes you can’t have what you want - here and now, because it’s better that way.

To be able to wait for something or somebody, takes a lot of courage.
And especially when that something or somebody seems not to take a keen interest in meeting you where you stand.

To just be positive and hope for what you want, takes immense courage and patience!

To be able to wait for a 20 LPA job when you're easily getting a 12 LPA one, takes a lot of faith.
And especially when you've been sitting at home unemployed since the past year, waiting for a job that matches your worth.

That's what waiting makes you do!
It teaches you patience, faith, positivity and hope!

Because after all, our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we are waiting for!

Just close your eyes and imagine you landing your dream job AFTER waiting a couple of months.

Would you not thank yourself for waiting and not having settled for anything less?

Just close your eyes and imagine you marrying the partner of your dreams AFTER choosing not to walk the aisle with just anybody.

Would you not thank yourself for waiting for the right partner at the right time?

Never rush into something. Anything worth having, is worth the wait!

Sometimes, what we learn and who we become in the process of waiting, is even more important than what we’re waiting for!

To wait, means to strengthen;
To wait, means to hope;
To wait, means to believe;
To wait, means to love!

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Dr Foram Parikh
Dr Foram Parikh

Written by Dr Foram Parikh

A dermatologist, an avid reader and a budding writer! From my ward rounds to life lessons- I put it all out for you to read!

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