Patience is indeed a virtue, and not everyone possesses it. If you watch cricket, one of the greatest examples in cricket are the batting achievements of two people – Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar. In a five match test series, these two hold the highest test runs scored in cricket – Gavaskar scored more than 700 runs twice in a five match test series and Dravid scored more than 600 runs twice in a five match test series. When you look at them, and compare them with some of the other batting greats, it is not like only these two batsmen are technically sound. A lot of batsmen were probably even better in terms of technical skills, but nobody achieved this great feat. The reason for this success is not their technical strength, it is their patience. A lot of other batsmen too had the technical strength, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the temperament. The lesson is: if you have good temperament, then you can do great things even with limited skills. Another example from cricket is the career of Vinod Kambli. Kambli had great skills almost akin to Sachin Tendulkar himself, but his impatience and lack of temperament was his own enemy. There are many such examples in test cricket which symbolizes life itself.
Patience is Power
The Buddha said that patience is the highest quality one can develop in life. If you have patience, you’re able to stay calm and not get annoyed in difficult situations. For example, when something is taking a long time or when someone is not doing what you want them to do or when things are not going your way and you’re helpless, it requires patience to wait for the right time and to keep putting in the hard work. Patience is an extremely important virtue for a person if he or she wants to achieve anything significant in life.
Another example from cricket is from the recent India vs. England test series in 2024. In the third test match, India was in a very critical situation. There walks in the last known batter and a debutant, Dhruv Jurel, and safely scores the next 95 runs partnership to win the test match. If you look at his innings, he had to weather the storm and he had to defend and leave a lot of balls before he started to score some runs. Most players in this situation out of impatience would’ve tried for a shot and got out on a good ball especially when England was bowling very well. That’s the thing about patience. If you’re patient, you will most likely always win.
Similarly, in teaching, a good teacher exhibits great forbearance when the children start acting up in the class. They say, you can achieve anything you want with consistency and patience. Consistency and patience are the greatest pillars of life. Sometimes life really tests you – you may end up in a bad situation for no direct mistake of yours. And, it can be frustrating in those times. When you become impatient, make rash decisions, and rush into things, life may not be very conducive to living effectively. Without patience, you will make more mistakes and you will also not allow nature’s compounding to come into effect.
Most of the successful people in careers are there because they showed tremendous temperament in difficult times. Most of the people who are patient also have conscientiousness, perseverance, and discipline as other qualities. Patience is the fundamental base for all these derived qualities. And, in order to be patient, it also requires trust and faith in a greater power. Trust and faith will not make the mountain smaller, they will make the climb easier. We live in a world that is always in a hurry, and patience is a great power to have in order to carve your success in this world.
In conclusion, the lesson on patience teaches us to never give up when times are difficult and to never take anything for granted when times are smooth.
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Brandalyzer 
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