In the analogy that whenever we hit the roads nowadays, we are always stuck in the traffic jam. When we get hemmed in by a line of cars in front of us, trucks beside and at the back of us, we get impatient. If we practise tolerance and patience, very soon the line of cars will clear and we will be moving on again. So it is also in life's journey that we constantly have to face life's traffic jams. What is important is to know what to do.
Nothing remains forever the same.
Like the line of cars which clears eventually, so too will all life's traffic jams. Back to this friend of mine, I implored her to practise acceptance and patience. In any case, there is nothing she could do. In future, if nothing materialises for her promotion, at least, in substitute to what she considers as a loss, she would have profited by being tolerant and patient. Hopefully, we will learn that there are invaluable paramis to gain through our losses.