So after we meditated I stopped at the nurse's station before, and they did not know who I was or what I was doing with Richard. There were three nurses. So now I knew more about her than about Richard. You just never know. This book is just a beginning.
Patience is no virtue.
According to our tradition, it's the opposite. We are told in Pirkei Avot that the work is great, and the time is short. It's not up to us to finish the job, but neither are we free not to get started at it. That's what the starfish story at the beginning of this book is all about. We cannot sit back and be patient.