All good things come to those who wait...

My mother used to say this to me. As a child I simply didn't believe it and thought it was only grown ups who understood and used such sayings, but when I did finally grew up I made a decision (only a few years back) to live life at a pace I could define myself. Not completely related to the title of this blog, but as I progress you'll see what I mean.

So my decision basically resulted in me deciding to rid myself of the stresses and expectations of others, including my sometimes perfectionistic self and aim only for goals which were realistically achievable. (No "realistically achievable" is not superfluous because my charachter tends to lean towards goals which are achievable, but not always realistic)

A small example could be demonstrated this morning when I took Otis and Jasmin to school. We arrived early and so I kissed Jasmin goodbye and progressed further with Otis to the junior building. Otis' classroom is on the top floor, so it a 4 storey climb every morning for us. - keeps us fit, that's for sure! We part after I have settled him in the classroom and kissed him goodbye and I make my way to Swordfish.

Via central station I buy myself a cappuccino to go, add sugar, stir for a good 3 minutes and head towards the tram stop. On my arrival I see hordes of people waiting. The trams are delayed and people are agitated. When the tram finally arrives everyone crams in the tram in a frenzy. They look like sardines in a can or even worse cattle heading towards the market.

My composure is relaxed and I see no challenge in joining the madness afterall I have my cappuccino. I search my pockets for a cigarette and decide peacefully to myself that I will wait until the next tram comes. The sardines and cattle pull away and in the distance I see the next tram approaching but I'm only half way smoking my cigarette and it's a good smoke so I say again to myself "ah well, I'll wait".

Just 2 minutes later the 3rd tram arrives (now 3 trams have appeared within a period of 5 minutes). The trams stops. A few people step in and the doors close. The tram is pretty much empty. I remain calm and take the last 2 tokes of my cigarette and another sip of my cappuccino. I'm ultra relaxed and feel no pressure to hurry. But now my smoke is finished so I put my cigarette out, slowly grab a copy of the Spits newspaper and head towards the doors of the tram. They open, I greet the conductor and find a seat. 30 seconds later the tram departs. I continue my journey to Swordfish.

Is this an example of the laws of attraction? Or simply, as my mother used to say that "All good things come to those who wait".