WAITING IS WISDOM

Proverbs in different languages often stem from long human experience. Each proverb serves as a guideline for success. One such English proverb is:

“Wait and see.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), the well-known American writer, said:

“The hero knows how to wait as well as to make haste. All good abides with him who waited wisely.”

Sometimes in life, there are moments when one must make an immediate decision. However, if a person misses the chance to make a prompt decision, the right course of action is not to panic or rush into pointless actions. Instead, they should wait. Wisdom lies in knowing when to act quickly and when to set a matter aside. In reality, waiting is also an action. It is not a trivial task. To wait means trusting the natural order and becoming a seeker of God’s decision.

If making the right decision at the right time is success, then choosing to wait in unfavourable conditions can also be a form of success. The difference is that one produces results now, while the other produces results later.