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PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
I have decided to ... be patient.
Look from a different perspective. When your soul is at peace with what you have, you will be able to control the almost constant pressure to buy, buy, buy, spend, spend, spend. This pressure is created by our consumer- oriented society. You will need real patience and conviction to be able to say ‘no’ to the marketing departments that are pushing you to purchase things you don’t really need with money you don’t have, to impress people you don’t even know or like.
To exercise patience in this important area of money and possessions requires a change in our spending habits. Undoubtedly, it will also require
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