Musing – Growing Pains

Of us who expect the instant to happen, we are blind to how natural it is for some things to take time. We find the instant in life and death struggles, in a moments decision that causes a ripple effect further down the path.

But are you so pompous as to ask a tree to bear its fruit for you when it is not ready?
To tell the caterpillar to become a butterfly before it has even spun a cocoon for itself?
To command the infant to leave the womb before it has fully developed?

There is a start for everything and too often is the mind of mankind impatient. Nothing good ever comes from forcing something to be when it is not ready. What one desires must often take time, preparation and readiness. Unless one desires something, which is partially formed and prone to frailty. Chance is a sweet illusion of one’s impatient nature and desire to see instant results. Keep in mind, luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.