Good Things Take Time

We live in a world where everything happens instantly. You can order food and have it at your door in 30 minutes. You can message someone across the world and get a reply in seconds. You can search for any answer and find it immediately.

But some things in life don't work that way.

The truth is, we're so used to instant results that we forget how real growth actually works. We forget that most meaningful things take time. Seeds don't become trees overnight. Skills aren't mastered in a day. Dreams don't come true the moment you wish for them.

Some moments in life test us not by action, but by waiting. When we have done our part—studied, worked, and hoped—the only thing left is patience. And though waiting feels powerless, it is often the moment when the most important growth is happening beneath the surface.

Today, I want to share a simple story about two farmers that changed how I think about waiting.

The Story

The first farmer plants his seeds and immediately starts worrying. Every single day he goes out to dig them up and check if they're growing yet. "Are they sprouting? What's taking so long?" Each time he digs them up, he damages them a little more. Eventually, nothing grows at all.

The second farmer plants his seeds, waters them, and then... just waits. He doesn't panic. He doesn't keep checking on them constantly. He trusts that the soil is doing its job, that the sun and rain will do what they're supposed to do. He knows growth takes time and that interfering with it constantly only makes things worse.

Weeks go by. Nothing visible happens. But he doesn't lose faith.

Then one day, green shoots start pushing through the dirt. Before long, his whole field is full of crops—strong, healthy, exactly what he planted.

The first farmer finally understands: just because you can't see something happening doesn't mean nothing's happening.

Moral of the story

Patience isn't about giving up or being passive. It's about trusting that the effort you already put in is working, even when you can't see proof yet. You planted the seeds. Now let them grow.