Patience
There was a monk who was very impatient. You may wonder, why
would a monk be impatient? Don't they become monks so that they don't have to
deal with the world? Yes, that's true. So, imagine how impatient this monk
was...
The more he tried, the more impatient he became, so he
decided that he must get away altogether, to learn to be patient. So, he built
himself a little home deep in the woods, far away from civilization.
Years later, a man was traveling in those woods and met him.
The man was amazed to find anyone living so far away from the rest of the
world, so he asked the monk why he was there all by himself.
The monk said that he was there to learn to be patient.
The traveler asked how long he had been there, and the monk
replied: seven (7) years.
Stunned, the traveler asked, "If there is no one around
to bother you, how will you know when you are patient?"
Annoyed, the monk replied, "Get away from me, I have no
time for you."
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