Well, Simon, I must admit that patience is my Achilles heel, but the thoughts you shared here are most enlightening and inspire a different approach. I especially liked your ability to capture the energy of patience with your comments, “Patience means to be courageous over a very long period of time. Patience means adapting one’s plans and activities to reality. Patience is not passive. It has an active character.” And likewise, currently living in Mexico is a daily exercise in learning patience, so your article comes in handy (-: