I recently had a surprising experience that shed light on the power of patience, a virtue I didn't even realize I was practicing. It all started with the Super Bowl. As one of the biggest sporting events in the US, I try to watch it every year, even though I'm not a huge sports fan. This year, I invited my elderly relative who lives in Arizona to stay with me and watch the game. We also planned to visit another relative of hers, who lived a couple of hours away, and watch the Super Bowl at her house.

When we arrived at my relative's friend's house, we discovered a slight problem: she had a TV and cable but had never used them. So, there I was, tasked with getting this television working in time for kickoff! I fiddled with the remote, checked the connections, and still, nothing. Thankfully, she lived in a retirement community with an office that offered support for their cable package. A helpful man came over and quickly diagnosed the issue: no cable box.

Okay, no problem, I thought. We'll just use the Paramount app! I had a subscription, and luckily, the Super Bowl was streaming there. But of course, this being the most-watched television event in US history, the app was overloaded. I didn't have my password readily available, so I had to request it, wait for it to arrive (which took ages), and then input it before it expired. This process repeated itself several times. Just when I thought I had finally cracked the code, I'd accidentally hit a........

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