Waiting

There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to tear down, and a time to build. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them; a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces. A time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What advantage has the worker from his toil? I have considered the task which God has appointed for men to be busied about. He has made everything appropriate to its time, and has put the timeless into their hearts, without men’s ever discovering, from beginning to end, the work which God has done.

During one of those spare times, a thought hit me.
That we spend most of our time waiting --

Waiting in line
Waiting for the coffee
Waiting for lunch
Waiting for weekends
Waiting for a text message
Waiting for a call
Waiting for the rain
Waiting for sunshine
Waiting for sunset
Waiting for a ride
Waiting for another chance
Waiting to get tired
Waiting for miracles
Waiting for the questions
Waiting for the answers
Waiting in vain..

Perhaps, it is but human nature to wait for something better, to anticipate for another day, another chance, another sunshine.
And maybe, if we would look into another perspective, waiting teaches us good lessons too. On patience. On understanding. On faith. On hope. On surrender.

And just as the passage above holds true -- that there is time for everything -- maybe, there is nothing wrong in waiting. As long as we do not lose hope, and we keep the faith that soon... the wait will be over

::original posting on September 26 09:03pm