Impatient people have great difficulty accepting things as they are. To relieve themselves of their anxiety, they make rash decisions in order to give themselves a false sense of control over circumstances that are completely out of their control.

Think about the frustrated driver smashing his horn in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Never in the history of locomotion has a "honk" managed to undo a traffic jam. Never. Yet, despite this truth, pissed off drivers still honk their horns at a standstill. Why? Because it makes them feel like they have some sort of "say" over the unfortunate circumstance they've found themselves in.

We honk constantly in our lives when things don't go our way. We honk because it's easier to honk than to find patience. Patience isn't resisting the urge to honk. This isn't patience. This is impatience with a bit of self-control. Patience is having the awareness to notice life's traffic jams and accepting there is nothing you can do to change them. Patience is letting go and then turning on the radio.