Patience

I was doing some painting a few days ago and didn't realize that I had on one of my nice dressy t-shirts until when I was finished painting. So you know what? It got painted-up also. It was so bad that I thought it would be dificult to get the paint off. So I placed it in a bucket of water to soak for some days. Then I had it washed in a washing machine. But that didn't do anything to the paint on the t-shirt. So I decided to try something. I asked my wife for some alcohol, some pine sol and some vinegar. Then I made a solution. My little son was with me and asked me what I was making. So I told him, "A concoction". He asked, "What?" And I said, "A concoction!" So he watched me use the concoction to clean the paint, and "Voila! It worked!" I was able to remove all of the paint from my t-shirt. So, I remarked to my son that this could be a good business, if we mass produce the concoction and sell it. He became interested and went looking for all kinds of bottles and vials, but eventually he realized that I was just joking. On a more serious note, this experience taught me one thing - patience. Because it wasn't easy removing the paint. I had to spend quite a long time, and energy to remove it. So, some things can only be achieved if we have patience. And patience does not come overnight. It has to be developed. Whenever we're faced with challenges, we should try patience.