Patience always pays off...

This is probably another truism that we discover as we get older. It almost always pays to be a little bit more patient. Sustained efforts into one direction or one particular area end up getting that expected effect, in the same way glaciers create box canyons and rivers build their own impressive bed.

Yet, it's not something that can be easily observed. Many liken this to watching grass grow or paint dry. That's probably true, and at the end of the day, of a year or a decade, that's what ultimately counts...