Just keep waiting, waiting, waiting. (4A)

Nobody likes the doctors, but why? I mean in the end they tell you how healthy you are, or unhealthy. No one likes to get shots, get their finger pricked or any other of the necessary tasks so the doctor can send you on your way. But in reality the only complaint I really hear about the doctors on a constant basis is the wait. Is your doctor’s appointment at 10:30? More like 12:30, but in the end its worth waiting for. To know how healthy you are after a few hours wait is worth it to me. Like doctors appointments there are many things in life worth waiting for. One of which is a college degree. Because in the end you’ll be making more money doing what you love instead of making meager money doing a random job you found.

Many people believe Americans don’t have delayed gratification, however this implies that we are more impatient then the rest of the world, which is false. While Americans do hate to wait, it’s an irrelevant statement because everyone hates to wait. When you go to the doctor you don’t want to hear “your test results will be in ten years from now”. They want to hear immediately that they are all set and don’t need to worry about their health. Basically Americans are not particularly impatient, but people in general are.

In my opinion delayed gratification isn't something society can have a great deal of impact on. While we live in a fast paced world that certainly justifies delayed gratification, I think the real problem lies in the day to day life of people. I also don’t think society is willing to slow down in order to reinforce one psychological concept. To me it’s up to the individual and family values to teach people delayed gratification. If a family teaches patience, then their children will have a better sense of delayed gratification. I also would add that technology plays a small role in this psychological ideal. People complain that the internet is “laggy” or that it isn't fast enough for their tastes, however other that this I see no reason technology would influence delayed gratification.