All this patience building time has made me think of how God sees us down here on Earth. He knows our life plan, and can only watch us make some of the inevitable mistakes that come with being human. We are never perfect, as much as we would like to be. He never gives up hope on us, even when we give up on ourselves in certain situations. God loves all of us and always has patience with us.
Patience is definitely a learned trait.
No one is just born patient. Learning Patience can be more nerve-racking and frustrating than any other single trait the Lord wants to instill in us. What the young one wants, she gets. That is just the way things are for a while with a new baby. That is just how they are.