Teachings,+Patience

Patience
(By Joey-wan Kenobi)

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Lately many of us have seen an incredible sign of impatience from many Younglings. Whether it was to gain rank, or to get trial results back, or for the Youngling Classes or...etc.

Without patience very little can be achieved. I had the same problem. But I realized that I had to fix it. I realized that all the people I have always looked up to have achieved what they have achieved with....Patience.

Master Mi-Zhe Fu for example trained for years and years to get to what he has. "He that can have patience can have what he will" And yet many give up after a couple of days claiming they haven't learned anything. When I read the Headmaster's profile it was a turning point for me in my training. And my progress in training started.

Not only in training, but also in school and with my friends. Patience has also helps in controlling ones anger. After I had learned patience I experienced many situations where I would've usually gotten angry. But with time patience helped me to be more calm and thoughtful of next moves. "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow" Patience also helps in duels. Many people want to get over a fight fast. They want to defeat their opponents as fast as possible. But in learning patience, you also learn to handle your opponent right. To wait until the time is right and attack. Like Obi-Wan. Who did not only have patience in his duels using Form III but also when talking to Anakin and his stubbornness. Despite Anakin being so hard to be trained, Obi-Wan was able to guide him until Anakin fell to the Dark Side. Why? Because of his impatience. He didn't wait and didn't listen to Yoda. He wanted to find the easy way to save Padme. "Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily."

Patience can also be used in many of the Knights Skills. For Example, an Ambassador needs patience to discuss something with another order. If he shows a sign of impatience he is giving a bad impression of his order. Also an escort needs patience when escorting someone. He needs to keep his calm to make the person he is escorting feel safe. A guard needs patience when guarding a place, for danger doesn't appear every second. Problem Solvers need patience when solving a problem between many people who might be stubborn. He will need the patience to keep his calm when talking to both parties in an argument. Messengers and Liberators also need patience.

And finally patience is needed to learn the ways of the Force. As I said above all the Masters and Knights have done so, thanks to patience and other factors also. It didn't take them a couple of days to learn the ways of the force, but years. And a person never stops learning. "The training to become a Jedi isn't a short one, but it's worth it"

May the Force and Patience be with you! -Joey-Wan Kenobi