We as a society have become weak. We shy away from the truth because it is laced with our short comings. We would rather be lied to than hear the truth. The presidential election is just one example. Two candidates, one says 'no new taxes', and the other says he will raise taxes. You already know who's going to win. We ask the candidates to promise us new bills, laws, and programs. All for the benefit of the American people, so they do. Of course, we don't want to pay for all these new things, so we ask them to promise us 'no new taxes', and they do. In the end 'we the people' will elect the best, the most manipulative, the most convincing liar. The irony is we'll persecute this person for his entire term. We'll do this because he can't fulfill the promises made, and we were lied to. I have patience with these liars. I have patience because we as a society have created this circus we call a government. Someday a candidate will tell us the truth. I hope when that day comes the American people are brave enough to make the right decision.
I am patient with those who refuse to look at alternatives; those who hide behind doctrine and words recorded in ancient scrolls. I have patience with people who hear what they want and not what was said. I have patience with people who would put words in my mouth. I have patience with people who do not understand or misunderstand me. I have patience with people who don't think as I do. Today, I find it is better to work my way completely through an idea before I act upon it. It avoids a great deal of aggravation later on.
Prison has put my patience to the test. I've tried to rein in my impatience, not begrudge my inactivity, and to value this time for it's own sake. I have been partially successful. I still have days when it feels as if I'm standing still and have to remind myself to be patient; to forget about what I can't do and concentrate on what I can.
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