"Instant gratification takes too long" is a line from a movie. Ever since there was mass transport, communications and entertainment, we want immediate improvements.
It's OK to want fast food, fast love, fast texting, fast money. We are free to pursue what we want. I guess I should just stop here and leave the fast and furious to thrive. But that begs the question: is there is more to life than just being there first or being the best at any one moment?
To live in vitality and grow, good things involve waiting in enjoyment. Here are a few things I did as a kid which was rare then and nearly impossible now: to build an analogue amplifier or radio, a face to face "ad infinitum" (no set end time), romance, day dreaming, reflection... None of these give instant gratification.
I hate waiting no less than anyone. Yet it is in learning to wait for the right people, right moment and right resources to fall into place before taking off is so important. But just chasing the gratifying rabbits of life won't leave us much time, focus or energy to think and see. For quality is not easy and requires finesse. To arrive at a beneficial balance, there is no instant quality.
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