Worth the wait in an instant world
We live in an instant world. Instant coffee, instant messaging, instant car starters. We wait for nothing. We can fast forward our commercials, email our letters and drive-thru for our meals.
Everything happens so quick that when I actually am forced to wait for something; eggs to cook, Saturdays paper, a doctor to see me, life suddenly seems to move very slow. Too slow. Unbearably slow.
While toe-tapping and watch checking this morning waiting for an airline flight confirmation, I got to thinking about what is WORTH waiting for. What would I never want to be found quicker, what I wouldn’t want to experience sooner, what I would hate for technology to ’speed up’. My list of what’s worth waiting for includes…
- homemade pie crust. Actually, any food that’s homemade. Instant potatoes scare me more than Tara Reid.
- babies.
- the third date kiss. Not the “it’s the third date so we should kiss”, but the “I’m so excited about you, I need to kiss you” kind.
- a proper goodbye.
- handwritten letters in the mail that confirm I’m not the only one who misspells “foreign”.
- my birthday.
- someone who loves you even on the days (most especially on the days) you don’t love yourself.
- garden peas.
- the shoes you adore (but cost more than your car) to come on sale.
- a glued macaroni picture addressed to you in crayon.
- an “I love you” to be said sober, fully clothed and vertical.
- movie sequels with an actual plot.
- waiting in line to meet Cinderella.
- an explanation for a broken heart, missed lunch appointment or $489 vehicle repair bill.
- seeing your favourite piece of artwork so close up your eyes can trace the paint strokes and find the pieces of hair stuck in the paint.
- the perfect wedding dress.
Suddenly waiting doesn’t seem so bad.
Originally posted here.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Funny… after doing some substantial traveling this past week, I got to thinking about how exhausting the simple act of waiting is… even though you are doing absolutely nothing.
This post explains my love-hate relationship with long distance romances (as I am due to have another one in about a year and a half- gah). It is hard to have to wait, but it does make it all a little more delicious when you do get there.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:47 am
OMG third date kisses are the best… my boyfriend is the only one I’ve had that sort of moment with and it was freaking crazy divine!
April 9th, 2009 at 3:06 am
I had an ex that used to say, “In a world of instant pudding and microwaved popcorn…” I couldn’t stop thinking about that while reading this post! He was such a dork… (I’m not saying YOU are. But HE WAS.) LoL
April 9th, 2009 at 10:02 am
You re-posted?
Brandy…
April 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
The first whiff of freshly mowed lawn
April 9th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I would still wait in line to meet Cinderella…and I’m 25.
When I went to DisneyWorld with my family, I made them all watch the Beauty and the Beast show with me…
man, I need to go back to Disneyland now.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
May I add “A job worth waking up every day for”? I certainly hope that’s worth waiting for, because I’ve been doing it for months.
April 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I completely felt that way about seeing a painting up close and personal when I saw Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” at the MoMa this past winter in NYC. It was so beautiful, I wish I could have melted into his swirls and strokes.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I prefer the first date kiss myself…
Good list though!
April 13th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I love this list! True love, dream vacations, everything you said!!
April 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Great list.
I agree with Paula btw, but it i made better when there is flirting other times leading up to it.
April 19th, 2009 at 12:23 am
love this post. i’m catching up on blog reading and it was worth waiting for this week.