Although zerisus (alacrity) is a holy quality, pezizus (haste) is not. Haste prevents a person from developing the trait of patience, and deprives him of the simple understanding that our efforts are like palnting a seed in the earth. It can take half a year until a plant sprouts.
One of the amazing side effects of joining OA has been to learn to develop more patience. I joined a group that follows that rule that until you have 90 days of abstenence you can not get up and share. I never waited so long to be able to express myself before, and I grew so much from it. There are many other ways that I am learning to develop patience, and I am very grateful for that.
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