4ATo Wait or Not To Wait?

I remember how I couldn’t wait to turn 16 so I could get my license, why? Because I wanted that freedom and independence, and now that I have it I know that it was definitely worth the wait. The same thing applies to our future jobs, sure you’re going to have some not so great ones on the way to getting towards your dream job, but once you get there it is going to be amazing!!! It will be great because all of your hard work and dedication paid off and now you’re in the position you always wanted to be in.

                As individuals I think many of us have the patience to delay gratification, but as a society I think we lack that skill and instead value instant gratification. As Americans in today’s word we’re not used to waiting anymore, if we have a question we don’t have to spend hours searching for it, now we just use the internet and get the answer in as little as 2 seconds. I don’t think that we a society value delayed gratification as highly as we should, and as a result it is showing in our children. In the article, “Don’t, the Secret of Success”, it says “Children who rang the bell quickly, seemed to have more behavioral problems at home and at school”. Children are having trouble waiting for the greater reward, but it is not only them, adults are having the same issues.

The American society, to me, seems to be a giant marshmallow test, and we’re like the 2/3 of the kids who couldn’t wait; instead of holding out for what could be better for us in the long run we choose to settle for what is right in front of us because it is easy and more convenient. I think Americans are like that because of our dependency on technology. Our society is always making new strides in the world of technology, and because of that we lost our will and desire to overcome a challenge and see the reward for your effort and perseverance, but rather we choose to look for the easy way out and don’t seem to care about how we get to the rewards, just as long as we get it.