Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time.
When a student lamented his slow growth, Epictetus told him this parable. He pointed to a fig tree and asked, 'Would you rip it from the branch before it ripens?' The student fell silent. Progress takes time, and rushing it ruins the fruit. Virtue is no different. Patience isn't laziness — it's alignment with nature's pace. Epictetus taught: trust the process, but keep tending your garden.
Growth takes time. Don't uproot what is slowly maturing.
"You get what you repeat."