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Practising patience

Dear Reader,
The cover story for November is on the virtue of patience.
Interestingly, I had never thought that in the course of writing it, I would have to virtually practise this elusive quality.
The idea had been brewing in my mind since 2017, but all my attempts to finish it as soon as possible, failed. Numerous unforeseen events kept coming in the way, preventing me from completing it on time. At one time, I even lost my entire manuscript. I spent the whole day looking for it on my laptops at the office and at home but couldn’t find it. Downhearted, I was resigning myself to writing it all over again when, fortunately, the next day, I discovered the matter in the cloud. It had been lying there all along, but due to poor internet connectivity, the pages were not scrolling fully, leading me to believe that I had lost the manuscript. In hindsight, I feel, that for me, the entire year 2018 has been a one of practising patience. Most of my attempts to resolve personal and professional challenges met a deadlock despite my best efforts. Even though I worked hard, I could not reap the results as I had expected. As I was reflecting on my achievements of 2018, suddenly, like a flash, it dawned on me how the Universe was very kindly teaching me patience, humility, and acceptance.

All the worry, exasperation, and sense of loss that I had been feeling, suddenly dissipated, and I felt bathed in calmness and serenity. My sense of doership gave way to acknowledging the Divine timing of things. I felt a letting go of sorts happen as I loosened my grip over things and allowed the Universe to take over. I learnt to sow the seeds, water them, and then wait for the harvest, instead of expecting instant results. I learnt to smile through my challenges and have greater connectivity with my inner guide. I finally learnt how to be patient. And then suddenly, and quite effortlessly, the cover story came together. Do write back to tell me how you liked it. Wishing you a joyful November.