Do You Know HOW TO WAIT?

Do You Know HOW TO WAIT?

CAN you imagine how much time people spend every year just waiting?  They wait in line at the store or at the gasoline station.  They wait to be served in a restaurant.  They wait to see the doctor or the dentist.  They wait for buses and trains.  Yes, a surprising  amount of time in a person's life is spent waiting for things to happen. According to one estimate, Germans alone lose 4,7 billion hours  a year just waiting in traffic jams!  Somebody calculated that this equals the total life expectancy of about 7,000 people.

Waiting can be very frustrating.  These days, there never seems to be enough time to do everything and thinking about those other things that we should be  doing can make waiting a real trial.  Author Alexander Rose once said:  "Half the agony of living is waiting."

American statesman's Benjamin Franklin recognized that waiting can also be costly.  Over 250 years  ago, he noted:  "Time is money."  That is why businesses seek ways to avoid unnecessary delays during work processes.  More goods produced in less time can mean greater profits. (Yeah and less quality in the products, but they don't care)  Businesses that directly serve the public try to offer quick service-fast food, drive-through banking, and the like- because they know that pleasing the customer includes cutting down on waiting time. 


Next time: Do You Know HOW TO WAIT? - Wasting our Lives Away

The Watchtower, 2000