For me Patience is a verb, an act, based on a feeling. That feeling/ideal may be based on morality or knowledge or experience.
The idea that we should "be Patient" under certain circumstances, implys it is an act.
The idea that Patience is a Virtue, implys it is a virtuous act. A thing to be celebrated...therefore Patience is inherantly "good".
That patience is always good, that, is up for discussion in some cases, for we all know that it isn't always the best measure...in every instance.
Now the very idea that mannered or civil folk be Patient, or act with patience, with others is based on circumstances usually. One isn't expected to be as patient with those we are close to, are we? Not at all...with close relationships, less patience is expected and often expended. So the amount of it's usage is weighed and measured, meeted out, depending on who, what, where and why...isn't it?
For me there is a lot to understand about why Patience is or isn't a virtue. Usually it is a good idea.
There is also the act of "acting as if" we are being patient, and the actual, authentic feeling connected to the act, the whole "meme" of BEING patient, genuinely...isn't there?
You might need to be Patient to continure reading when you feel this may be getting convoluted, or that i think too much of what I am saying, and so on. But actually it interests me that this question is being asked in here. And I like thinking on and having my opinion understood, and getting feedback, so on I go.
The feeling about Patience, might be that, with age, comes wisdom, and with wisdom, follows its bedfellow, patience, but that is not the case for many. We all know people who grew older and lost a lot of empathy, sympathy, compassion/patience.
I believe these terms are somewhat synonymous. Patience, of a genuine nature would imply, that one feels compassion around/about another human being, that for some "reason", whatever it may be, they feel the need to project a mental meme of patience, toward them.
The reason may be that, one does not know the person, the situation or heart~aches that the person may be carrying in the depths...or, maybe even the opposite, that one knows the life of the person, the circumstances that surround them, and has compassion for that very reason. Both are reasonable...
A circumstance where we might exibit this "feeling" or "act" might be that we happen to have knowledge, that the person was never priviledged to become highly educated (like myself) and we feel compelled to act kindly because, we know that they may have a hard time, with certain concepts...or whatever. Or having prior knowledge that children will get restless for having to sit for long periods at a time without a break, would lead us to be more patient when for instance, a child moves around a lot while at a concert or play.
What is important is that we display patience because we have embraced that it is a good concept, or act based on a concept...where we allow ourselves and others more leeway to be themselves, based on either our knowledge or lack of knowledge, and based on thoughts we have formed or chosen, about being compassionate people, for various reasons.
People deserve compassion, for many various reasons, patience is the act or art of showing compassion in certain increments, for special reasons all your own, based on knowledge of circumstances, or on a personal need to have a moral standard that you adhere to, for all or just for certain individuals...and when you know why you are acting with compassion and you really agree to the feeling and act, then you will be able to show more genuine patience, and not just be acting as if you are a patient person. Acting like one is patient, while being irritable, or angered inside, is not, as you may have guessed anything like patience, it is just, well acting.
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~peace~
. I was going to say, I'll tell you in a while.
