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Chapter
4 4 4 patience
patience
patience

Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting. The
hardest test in life is having the patience to wait for the right moment. If you have patience, you
are able to stay calm and not get annoyed. Patience is a virtue. Patience helps us achieve our
goals. People who are good and have patience with others are loved and respected by one and
all.
It is a great virtue. Patience is reflected through calmness, tolerance and strength in difficult
circumstances.

Knowledge Acquisition
Value - Calmness Knowledge Acquisition
Saint Eknath used to have a dip in the holy water of the Ganga in the morning. He

used to return through a
particular street. There was a

wicked person who disliked him.

One day when Eknath was
returning after having a dip in the

Ganga, he spat on him. Eknath

only smiled at him and did not
utter a word. He went back to

have another dip in the
Ganga.

Next day that man spat on,
Eknath had to take bath two

times. That man kept on

spitting on Eknath for several
days but Eknath neither got

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