Yes, the title said it all. There are imminent fears on waiting time and drastic decisions; on change and consequences and on retrospective and prospective flashbacks and peek previews. But I cannot just stay put and wait for an apple to drop from the tree like Newton, I have to climb my tree and pick the best apple there is. I need to climb my apple tree before I lose sight of it and finally wipe out the suffocating desperation of what ifs. However,like Newton there is a reward on waiting, surprises out of chance incidents.
What to do on waiting time?
I did a google search on "Waiting Time" and found one relevant result. Wait Time = Think Time. It is an instructional strategy developed by Rowe (1972) and used by teachers to increase the correctness and appropriateness of the answers when students were asked. According to Rowe, when students are provided with longer "pause" time, they are effectively assisted to complete the required task. (http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1884.shtml)
It makes sense though, waiting time should be a time when you think and weigh the pros and cons of your pending choice and action. It takes a lot of energy and in the process you'll get exasperated, exhausted, depressed and disappointed. It requires a courageous heart to trust in God's perfect timing and never lose hope. There are no right or wrong decisions, only rewards and lessons to learn. There are no wasted time, only a period of enhancement: a time to be scratched; a time to be a diamond- tested in God's fire.At first, the confrontation is ordinary: "Which way to go?". Then, it starts to be confusing: "Will this affect those I love and cherish deeply?". It becomes your primal worry, the metal shackles that locked your feet on the ground, disabling you to move forward.
Waiting time before major life's decisions has no deadlines to meet. We are not required to wait for months, years or even decades, the deciding moment that will conclude our waiting is not based on time, rather on preparedness to engage in a totally new environment. And if you think, you have what it takes to defy all, then I think you are ready to push the button to start.
Five years, it has been. Now, I think I am ready.
