Patience, in the overall scheme of things....

Ah, Patience….we’ve talked about it before…let’s put in a little more in perspective….

You come in for dinner…the hostess seats…..(no lines, no waiting)….and it takes a couple of minutes for your server to get to you…don’t blow a gasket! It’s not because they are in the middle of card game, in the back…….it’s because they are taking care of other customers, and they will give you the same treatment and kindness.

Let’s say… instead of going out for a meal, you had to go to a government office, like the Register of Deeds. First of all, they don’t care how long you wait, whether it’s 2 minutes or 2 hours. They truly don’t care. And when it’s finally your turn, don’t expect to be greeted with kindness and a warm smile. Second, if you there is something missing on your deed, they’ll be quick to tell you, but won’t give you any information as to how to fix it.

So now….you have questions about the menu, the server will answer all the questions to the best of their ability, and if they don’t’ know the answer to something, they will go and find out the answer. At the Register of Deeds, they will simply tell you that they are not allowed to give out legal advice. But all you have is a simple question, that will be answered with, “Go talk to an attorney.” This is enough to put some people over the edge…after all, it took 30 minutes to drive there, another 10 to 15 minutes to find a parking space (that you have to pay for) and then another 10 minutes to get into the building and figure out where you’re supposed to go. THEN…after waiting for an eternity, you find out that you can’t accomplish what you came to do, and the staff is gnarly and won’t help you.  (And they'd really prefer it if you neer came back again) You leave mad and you’ve just wasted a few hours of your day, and it cost you money.

So in the overall scheme of things, is waiting a couple of minutes in a warm comfortable restaurant, anything to really get bent out of shape about? If you answered yes, then perhaps you should attend an anger management seminar.