Patience is a ...pain

Patience.
Is there another option?
Sometimes I wish there were. Sometimes I wish there was a shortcut. Sometimes I wish there was an easier way. There's a lot to wish, but I often recall my dad preaching some Sunday mornings of how people are too impatient. There are microwaves that speedily cook meals, there are fast food restaurants, there are airplanes, cars, and there are a lot more things that make life faster. We live in a fast paced world. There's a lot in the world that tell us we shouldn't have to wait.

But what value do we find in things that are handed to us in a silver platter?

We get so used to everything being handed to us that we don't realize how difficult it can be to be patient, but the end result is of the utmost satisfaction. I feel I need to relearn this skill of patience.
"Oh wise one, how can I learn this skill of patience?" "Grasshopper, to learn the skill of patience, one must first practice patience."
Sometimes I go through these problems that I feel should be solved on the spot. But when it comes to people I love and care about that sometimes hurt me, I feel that its either "change now" or "go away". But what about "I'll wait". Because sometimes (and a lot of times) they're worth the wait.