WAITING: A TEST OF PATIENCE

What do we do while we're waiting is a question asked in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot?"

 

While Bernie and I were "waiting" for the 2nd act to begin......the word absurd came to my mind.
Yet, I was intrigued by the premise of this play. Silence was prevalent.
The pauses were long and l-o-n-g-e-r.
For an impatient-type gal it was an eye-opener. There was a depth of understanding that one could only glean through the silences.
Silence can tend to make extroverts uncomfortable. But....words are not always the answer.

Even scripture "speaks" to this conundrum, even speaking to the futility of many words.(Ecclesiastes 6:11) "....but he who restrains his lips is wise." (Proverbs 10:19) Is there no limit to "windy" words? (Job 16:3)
Often, too much empty prattle robs the true listeners of understanding especially in the quietness of a theater.

One can only imagine how much loquacious folks "miss" by filling every moment of silence with chatter. ( I know.....I'm typing to the choir here!)

WAITING---I'M NOT A FAN!

My One Word for 2017 was "choose." I definitely would not "choose" waiting.

But....sometimes we don't have a choice. Life chooses for us.

Pic to come later----I hope! Blog says cannot upload!

ARG-G-G--more waiting! Finally, 3 hrs later!

Grateful for Jeremiah 17:14 verse from brother, Bobby for my hubby.

Actually we need a lot of Isaiah 40:31"waiting" over here---to gain strength and not grow weary as we begin 2018, not as we would have chosen.

Mother would have served us a double portion of black-eyed peas!