The Quiet Strength of Later ©Dawn Minott |a Haibun

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

Have you found that that strong desire to do something that is wrong, unwise, or contrary to principles you hold dear often comes dressed in urgency?

There’s a coaxing, it seems, to seize what gleams in the moment. A sense that pleasure can only be attained if grasped now. Or, that the satisfaction from acting on impulse is worth any cost. But in the heat of desire or quick choices we’re often not able to discern risks that will in the end leave us with scars. And, the old adage rings true—all that glitters is [indeed] not gold.

I once heard Levi Lusko say: “now yells louder, but later lasts longer.” This reminder urges patience over haste. To know that to reap a good harvest of “ripe choices” is a slow process, but the reward is sweet. Much like a forced-ripe mango is never as tasty as one allowed to mature in its fullness on the tree.

In moments when tempted to act in ways contrary to our principles—wait! Waiting is not weakness. Waiting is a quiet strength. It is the courage to pause long enough to discern, to seek light by looking beyond the immediacy to see around the shadows.

heart waits in silence —
the way unfolds in stillness
vision beyond night.

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