It is human nature to be impatient about this we have already agreed in the first verse of this chapter: impatience is not something to be ashamed of at all, nor has it anything to do with one's moral character; it is merely an innate trait, and it is the same for all of us. If you think this consensus is still a little hollow, look around you at babies, children and adults. When a baby is just born, the role of the rational brain is extremely weak, all rely on instinct to live. Within the first six months of life, a baby will think that he is all-powerful and that the world will follow his will. This is the strongest instant gratification. Children of several years old can switch between smiling and crying faces in an instant, laugh when satisfied and rage when not satisfied, and they make no secret of their instant gratification and impatience; When they go to school, with the development of their brain and knowledge, their patience becomes stronger and stronger. There is an obvious difference between primary school, middle school and college. As adults, their physiology stabilizes, but if they stop exploring themselves, their ability to be patient may remain at the same level forever, or even regressed. On closer inspection, it is not hard to see that the elite of society are usually those who are better able to overcome their nature, with higher levels of patience and a greater ability to delay gratification. It's liberating to know that all the clues to patience -- historical, practical, and physical -- point to the rational brain, the uniquely human prefrontal cortex. Of course, it is not enough just to know ourselves. We also need to look outside and see what patterns can help us to improve our patience. After all, Vipassana itself and the external world are always one.

Most of the time, we are impatient with difficult things because we don't see the big picture and don't know where we are, so we always take the short-sighted yardstick of nature and think that it is easy to get things done. In fact, if we can understand some basic rules of how things go, and use the objective rule of reason, it will greatly improve patience

It is human nature to be impatient about this we have already agreed in the first verse of this chapter: impatience is not something to be ashamed of at all, nor has it anything to do with one's moral character; it is merely an innate trait, and it is the same for all of us. If you think this consensus is still a little hollow, look around you at babies, children and adults. When a baby is just born, the role of the rational brain is extremely weak, all rely on instinct to live. Within the first six months of life, a baby will think that he is all-powerful and that the world will follow his will. This is the strongest instant gratification. Children of several years old can switch between smiling and crying faces in an instant, laugh when satisfied and rage when not satisfied, and they make no secret of their instant gratification and impatience; When they go to school, with the development of their brain and knowledge, their patience becomes stronger and stronger. There is an obvious difference between primary school, middle school and college. As adults, their physiology stabilizes, but if they stop exploring themselves, their ability to be patient may remain at the same level forever, or even regressed. On closer inspection, it is not hard to see that the elite of society are usually those who are better able to overcome their nature, with higher levels of patience and a greater ability to delay gratification. It's liberating to know that all the clues to patience -- historical, practical, and physical -- point to the rational brain, the uniquely human prefrontal cortex. Of course, it is not enough just to know ourselves. We also need to look outside and see what patterns can help us to improve our patience. After all, Vipassana itself and the external world are always one.

Most of the time, we are impatient with difficult things because we don't see the big picture and don't know where we are, so we always take the short-sighted yardstick of nature and think that it is easy to get things done. In fact, if we can understand some basic rules of how things go, and use the objective rule of reason, it will greatly improve patience