Trying our best
I was good at Math in my school days. Full marks every single exam. That naturally brought my friends to me so that I can help them study. In general, I explain well. I take time if someone isn’t understanding a concept. Try multiple examples, go as basic as possible so that they understand it. Got the trait from my dad. If one of his students writes a wrong answer for fifty percent of ten, he’d ask, “If you have ten tomatoes, how much is fifty percent of it?” If they say two, he’d smile, hold his hands up in the air and say, “If I collectively have ten tomatoes in both hands, how come you are getting to eat only two.”
But there were times where I get angry of my friend’s questions. I can explain once, if not twice, but also thrice if needed; but how many more times does he expect me to do it? How the heck are you not understanding this basic point? Do you even know any of the basics?
These days, I’ve stopped asking such questions. If I get angry of someone not understanding what I say, I’ll take a deep breath, breath out slowly, and smile. Cause, all of us are trying our best, and some of us are taking only two tomatoes, until I convince you need five.
Such a cruel world I must say. Efficiency is bombarded through us. Get it done faster. Learn the whole textbook in a single shot. Become rich overnight. Time is limited, run faster.
Yes! Time is limited - but that doesn’t mean it has to be counted in seconds. Time is counted in memories. Ten years down the lane, you won’t remember how quickly you’ve completed the homework on a random Thursday. You’ll only remember how good that english passage felt, that you read it hundreds of times. Time is of essence, and essence is to be felt - not calculated.
Some of us feel time differently. You might be fast, I might be slower than you, my friend could be the slowest of all. But, we all are trying to do something great our own way. We are building dynasties one brick at a time. If it means it has to be rebuilt again and again as per your liking, I’m here to take a deep breath and Smile.