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　　One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her．He waited 　　1　　 for 15 minutes．Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more．After that, he became 　　2　　．When he saw a photograph booth(照相亭)nearby, he had 　　3　　．He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 　　4　　 in the situation．In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 　　5　　 even him．

　　He wrote his wife's name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 　　6　　 behind the desk in the booth．“　　7　　 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 　　8　　 someone, would you please give her this?”he said．He then 　　9　　 his office in Morrison Building, 　　10　　 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 　　11　　!He sat down with a smile．

　　His wife 　　12　　 those pictures．She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married…

　　How are you with 　　13　　?One person calls it“wait training．”It seems that there is always something we are 　　14　　．We wait on traffic and we wait in lines．We wait to hear about a new job．We wait to complete school．We wait for someone to change his or her mind．

　　Patience is an important 　　15　　 of a happy and rewarding life．　　16　　, some things are worth waiting for．　　17　　 presents many opportunities for wait training．

　　We can hate waiting, 　　18　　 it or even get good at it!But one thing is 　　19　　－we cannot avoid it．How is your 　　20　　 coming along?

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　　The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self．The more patient you are, the more accepting you will be of what life is, rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be．Without patience, life is extremely frustrating．You are easily annoyed, bothered, and irritated．Patience adds a dimension of ease and acceptance to your life．It's essential for inner peace．Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don't like it．If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking get out of hand and gently reminding yourself to relax．It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme of things, being late is “small stuff”．

　　Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice．An effective way that I have found to deepen my own patience is to create actual practice periods-periods of time that I set up in my mind to practice the art of patience．Life itself becomes a classroom, and the curriculum is patience．You can start with as little as five minutes and build up your capacity for patience over time．What you'll discover is truly amazing．Your intention to be patient, especially if you know it's only for a short while, immediately strengthens your capacity for patience．Patience is one of those special qualities where success feeds on itself．Once you reach little milestone(里程碑)-five minutes of successful patience-you'll begin to see that you do indeed have the capacity to be patient, even for longer periods of time．Over time, you may even become a patient person．

　　Being patient will help you to keep your perspective．You'll see even a difficult situation, say your present challenge, isn't “life or death” but simply a minor obstacle that must be dealt with．Without patience, the same scenario can become a major emergency complete with yelling, frustration, hurt feelings, and high blood pressure．

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　　Scholars and researchers have tried to discover what personality characteristics go along with success in intercultural experiences．Their findings have often been unclear or incomplete．But three characteristics stand out in their reports：patience, a sense of humor, and the awareness of being unclear．

　　Patience, of course, is the ability to keep calm even when things do not go as one wants them to, or hopes they will, or has even been sure they will．Impatience sometimes brings improvements in relations with other people, but usually it does not．

　　A person with a sense of humor is less likely to take things too seriously and more ready to see the humor in his own reactions than a humorless person．The value of a sense of humor really needs to be paid more attention to．

　　The awareness of being unclear is a more difficult concept than patience or a sense of humor．Foreigners often find themselves in situations that are unclear to the newcomers．That is, they do not know what is happening in the situation．Perhaps they do not understand the local language well enough, or they do not know how some system or organization works, or they can’t be sure of different people’s roles in what is going on．“It’s like I just got here from the moon,” a Chinese graduate student who newly arrived in the United States said, “things are just so different here．”

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