Haste Makes Waste

The concept of haste makes waste being counterproductive can be traced back to the apocryphal Book of Wisdom by Jesus Ben Sirach, which contained the line, "there is one that toileth and laboureth and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind." There is, also, a Chinese proverb on the senselessness of hurrying, "A hasty man drinks his tea with a fork."

I mention these sayings because many times when we are faced with troubles, we rush to find solutions.  We usually make our decisions without connecting to the Spirit within; without  connecting to the still small voice within. We should stop and wait.

What should we wait for?  We should wait for God.  God is the only power that will always give us what we need  or want.  God never hurries.  Thought is the creative power within us,which is God within us.  Pure thought can be obscured by fear.  Hurry is the expression of fear - fear of being late, missing something, being defeated or humiliated.  Hurry will not wait for thought, will not wait for God.

I'm sure you have heard or read Aesop's Fable of The Tortoise and The Hare. It's a wonderful story about a race between the characters  in the title.  The hare is very cocky and boasts that he could run faster than everyone else.  He was constantly teasing the tortoise for being slow.  One day the tortoise snapped back at the hare that he could be beaten.  The tortoise challenges the hare  to a race.

The race starts and the hare sees how slow the tortoise is moving and decides to take a nap,  a very long nap.  When the hare awakens, he rushes to the finish line only to lose.  The hare is embarrassed and sits down beside a smiling tortoise. The tortoise says to him "Slowly does it every time!"

When we are faced with fear and troubles, let's slow down and wait  for God's voice; God's thoughts to fill us with wisdom and knowledge.   God waits for us.  Let's take the time  to wait for God.

Namaste