Patience is not sitting and waiting. It is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full.
“Whoever you love, you bury them, or they will bury you.” – Anonymous
The cycle of life cannot be understood by solemnly looking at what brings joy and contentment; indeed, these things are often fleeting – at times they are stifling your growth; life is best appreciated by accepting the intrinsic hardship and losses it brings.