Coping with Irritation
A pearl is a garment of patience that enclosed an annoyance.
Let’s Help Each Other
A man’s car stalled in the heavy traffic as the light turned green. All his efforts to start the engine failed, and a chorus of honking behind him made matters worse. He finally got out of his car and walked back to the first driver and said, “I’m sorry, but I can’t seem to get my car started. If you’ll go up there and give it a try, I’ll stay here and blow your horn for you.”
Rapid Transit
The antiquated train on a branch line was creeping slowly through the countryside when suddenly it came to a dead stop. The only passenger in the car, a salesman riding the line for the first time, asked the conductor why they stopped. The conductor said, “Nothing to worry about, sir. There’s a cow on the tracks.” In about ten minutes, the train got under way again, but after chugging along for a mile or two, it again ground to a halt. “Just a temporary delay,” the conductor said. “We’ll be on our way shortly.” The exasperated salesman asked, “What is it now? Did we catch up to the cow again?”
Marking Time
The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile.
The Unexpected Answer
Then there was the woman who prayed for patience and God sent her a poor cook. –Henry Ward Beecher