A Spark by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe from The Vision, chapter 35
“It takes perfect patience to turn your dreams into reality; and perfect patience is never quitting.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from The Vision, chapter 35
The walk-through
The stretch between dreaming of a life and living it is an uncomfortable place to stand. You are hunting for a way to live as you want while still putting up with the way things are, and it tests your character — patience most of all.
The definition Innocent gives it is severe: “perfect patience is never quitting”. Not serene waiting, then. Just refusing to stop. Life will not cooperate on schedule; you can believe you have done everything required and find out otherwise a moment later. Expect surprises, and expect to give things up — “A person sacrifices for what he or she values, and you will sacrifice if you value your dream.”
The discomfort is doing work. Each step forward hands you hope and makes standing still harder to bear, and a transition that felt comfortable would simply become somewhere to stay, with procrastination taking care of the rest.
AI-composed from Innocent's text, reviewed and refined by Innocent.
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