Incident on
Rogers Creek
Were you
lost? No, just bewildered,
Were you caught? No, just surrounded.
Were you brave and were you courageous?
Well, wait and see.
Are we there
yet?
If you are a boomer like me, you might remember the lyrics
in the song from an animated featurette on Captain Kangaroo. ( the song is by Bing Crosby, which I don’t remember the Captain ever saying). The Captain was trying to teach
his audience the virtue of patience. The
toddler’s cry “Are we there yet?” is an indication that the toddler in the back
seat has not yet learned patience.
“Marry in haste, repent at leisure” is an adage that is
taught to children. A related saying is "Look before you leap". Something that sounds
good at the moment, because you have no impulse control, might not look so good to you once time has passed. An important step
in growing up is learning patience and not to giving into your first instinct.
Learn to wait and see.
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