Baby Steps

“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” they say. So why are we, as humans, so hungry for immediate results?

It’s been almost a month in college, at UT Austin. With a new schedule, new routine, new classes, new friends, new living conditions, new standards, and new goals, all of a sudden I want the world in the palm of my hands. Ever since I was put under the beating Texas sun, ambition has corrupted my body, and I’ve wanted to achieve it all.

I want to write movies, take more pictures, be a better Christian, get in better shape, do perfect in school, and build a great social life. I didn’t just want all of those things, I wanted them immediately. At first, I tried and I tried to accomplish all of those things at once, seeking perfection.

After weeks of doing relatively well in all of those aspects, I saw minimal results, or at least in the eyes of someone who deeply desired immediate perfection. Truth is, I was making progress, in all regards, at a slow, but steady, rate. It took me awhile to see that perfection and results aren’t instantaneous, but rather forged from consistency and discipline. This made me realize that I can’t lose sight of the end goals when I’m not making the progress I want, but to be happy with how far I’ve come, and take it one step at a time, and soon the results will follow.