Patience...the step towards achievement

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A famous Sufi master was invited to givea discourse in California. The auditorium was full at 8 am – the time announced– when one of the assistants came onto the stage. “The master is just wakingup. Please be patient,” he announced.

Time passed, over two hours, and peoplestarted leaving the room. At midday, the assistant returned to the stage,saying that the master would be starting the lecture the minute he finishedtalking to a pretty girl he had just met. Most of the remaining audience leftfuming and feeling ridiculed.

At 4 pm the master appeared – apparentlydrunk. This time, all but six people stormed out.

“I will teach you this,” said themaster, ceasing to act drunk. “Whoever wishes to go down a long path, mustlearn that the first lesson is to overcome early disappointments.”

Keep going…one step at a time.Eventually, nothing will matter…

From ‘The Little Bookof Sufi Parables’ by Nico Neruda.