I have this problem. I don’t really want anything major. I have everything I might’ve wanted already, and if I really want something, it’s probably because I need it - like food. Food is a necessity to live and most living beings get a signal to eat when they are hungry. I seem to get this signal quite a lot. But for me, in my upper middle class position, food is extremely easy to come by. I can just go downstairs to the kitchen and grab whatever leftovers there are or a piece of chocolate or on some rare occasions, a fruit.
Maybe my mentality is just a little off from being able to get everything really easily. It’s easier than ever to get things you want by ordering online or going to a supermarket. The most I ever have to wait is maybe a week and a half if that’s the only way to get free shipping on Amazon. Honestly, paying for shipping is only ever worth it if you are in a position where you won’t be able to get it after a couple of days because you are leaving on a trip or something.
Even though I never had the opportunity to test my patience for getting something that I wanted, I’d probably not be as patient as I could be. I mean, if there’s something that you want super badly, then you are going to do whatever it takes to get it as soon as possible, right? If I was trying to buy something really expensive, that I didn’t have money for, I’d ask my parents for money on the condition that I pay them back at some point - although my parents would probably forget what I owed them at some point, or at least stop asking for their money back.
Other things, that don’t require money are harder to get without waiting. For example, applying to colleges. Applying to college is a long process that starts when you get into high school. Since I’d known that I wanted to go to a good college for a while, I put the work into school, and waited patiently to apply. The worst part of applying for colleges though, is really after you send in your applications. That’s when you really have to be patient. I applied to University of California schools back in November, but I won’t know if I got in until March 31. That’s way too long to wait. So I guess I’m getting some patience practice from there.
I really like your almost sarcastic humor. Like the "on rare occasions, a fruit". It really fits your personality and I get to know you better. You also provide different types and examples of patience. I agree that for something being patient means waiting an hour, and other times it's months and months. I would try to work on the transitions, it seems to jump around between topics very quickly and is pretty hard to follow sometimes.
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