Patience

We are a society of pharmaceuticals. We have pills for every ailment. Pills for medical reasons. Pills for psychological reasons. Pills for every part of our bodies, inside and out. The one pill that is not manufactured is one for patience. Patience does not come naturally to most people. Nerves get frayed and tempers flare easily. There is no need for that kind of behavior. The elderly become the target of many people's lack of patience. If we are lucky, we will all grow old someday and would want the respect that we deserve. Are we all in so much of a rush that we cannot take a few moments longer to get our point across? When I have an elderly patient and their adult child at my reception window, I only address the patient. Nothing is ruder than speaking around an elderly person as if they cannot comprehend. Even if I have to clarify information a few times, it doesn't matter. One day, I will be the elderly woman at the window.