In life, we often prepare.
We study, plan, train, and think through different scenarios to be ready when the moment comes. And this is necessary — without preparation, many opportunities would pass us by unnoticed. But life is not a simple logical equation. It is more like a chaotic flow, where something unexpected almost always happens. And that is where the real challenge lies: not just to be ready, but to know when to act.
Waiting is a virtue that requires patience and wisdom.
It’s easy to rush when you feel time slipping away or when everyone around you seems to be moving faster. But sometimes, waiting is what makes a moment precious — like wine that matures over time, or like a word that must be spoken precisely when silence carries the greatest weight. Waiting is not passivity. It is another kind of strength — an inner, invisible strength that prepares a person to recognize when the right time has come.
But neither preparation nor waiting is enough on their own.
All these efforts ultimately serve one true purpose: to seize the right moment. Because sometimes life gives us only a single instant — a window that opens and closes quickly. A chance encounter, an unexpected opportunity, a feeling that arises within seconds. And in those moments, all the experience, knowledge, and patience must translate into action.
Not tomorrow.
Not an hour later.
Now.
Written by Ruzhdi Gashi, writer and positive thinking coach
