When Others Aren't Ready for the Ride

Life is a journey they say. We are born, we live, we grow, then one day we make it to our final destination. Ideally, we have someone to travel with.

You know that feeling when you and a few friends make plans. Regardless of the event, it seems like some people are never ready to leave. We can wait around for them to be ready before leaving but that seems to take a toll on us.

Maybe they’re still deciding on an outfit or finishing up on unfinished business. Often times the reason doesn’t matter, all that we think of is “Why the hell aren’t they ready?”. It’s frustrating but that’s just life. It never goes as planned even though you think you are properly prepared. Now imagine you’re working with a group on a school project or a business idea. You know what you want to do but your peers are not prepared. You can wait and wait but the clock is still running, and the deadline is rapidly approaching. Time is being wasted yet there’s so much to do and somehow no progress has been made.

Once again you can wait, but that in itself causes so much stress that you almost think about leaving them behind and doing it yourself. I don’t want to leave them behind nor do I want to wait for them to be on the same page. I’ve come to realize that maybe I can begin now. I don’t have to wait, I will simply do the best I can at the time and they can meet me where I am. I might be miles down the road but I’m willing to slow down and wait because I’ve made some progress. I can also look back and tell them about all the cool landmarks and sights seen on the journey.

And it’s not a race, in fact, my peers might drive a faster car than me. They might arrive before me and in the event that there’s a last minute cancellation, at least I’m not still sitting idle in my driveway. I’ve made progress, even if I’m still not there yet…

Whatever it is you want out of life, go for it. If others aren’t ready, in due time they will be. Life is long and we often waste a lot of time just getting in the car.

Slow progress beats no progress.

Side note: Don’t tell people you’re on the way if you haven’t left your driveway.