waiting : C/D ?

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what does waiting really stand for ? We waste much time in our life just waiting : waiting in queues, waiting at the doctor, waiting for somebody, waiting for better days, waiting for the bus, waiting for somebody to talk, waiting for sthg happens, waiting, waiting, waiting, .... What is it for ? Why wouldn't we do sthg instead of just fuckin' waiting ? Is it a modern mankind creation ? Couldn't we resolve the pb of waiting ? Is waiting sthg necessary in society ? Has the act of waiting an influence on how we perceive time ? Is waiting sthg directly linked to "being bored" ? i think waiting is dud

what d'you think ? do u enjoy waiting ? do u think waiting sucks ? maybe waiting is just an illusion, nobody's waiting anything but his own death ... Do u think the word "waiting" is too present in this thread ?

i'm waiting for your opinion about all that ...

― bernard_CD, Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

the waiting is the hardest part. every day you get one more yard

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:21 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't wanna wait for our lives to be over. will it be yes or will it be sorry?

― Emilymv (Emilymv), Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm waiting for my man.

― ModJ, Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

wasn't it decided somewhere that in the average lifetime, a person spends 9 years waiting on line?

― allyson (schmanktenputchka), Monday, 25 August 2003 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I always feel like I'm waiting, even when I am actively doing things, it often feels like a subconcious waiting for something else. I decided some time back that this was why I felt so annoyed with my life. I'm always waiting for "something" to arrive/happen/get better but ... there is no something. Only the here and now.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 25 August 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

What waiting for me is when I have to be on edge to catch something, and being on edge prevents me from thinking or doing something else. If I have to wait for a train and I've got a book or something to do it's no problem, but If I need to watch for somebody coming and I have to pay attention then I hate it. Or if my waiting is a result of somebody else making me wait it's a pain. I always try to make other people wait as little as possible. I feel that other people's time is valuable and I like people who treat me the same way.

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 25 August 2003 01:02 (twenty-two years ago)

WAIT! oh yes, wait a minute mister postman!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 25 August 2003 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

solution: bring a book.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 25 August 2003 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

actually that could be the solution to many things

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 25 August 2003 02:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a five hour "orientation" tomorrow for my second graduate program, which I've already been in for two months, half of which is devoted to an introduction to psychiatric counseling services and library use, the other half of which explains the registration process I've already gone through twice. I'll be bringin me a book and hoping the room is crowded enough that I can read it unnoticed.

― Tep (ktepi), Monday, 25 August 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

If there was more offers than demands, people wouldn't have to wait.
Howo get there?
I think nanotechnology can cover a lot of ground @ this question.

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Monday, 25 August 2003 05:15 (twenty-two years ago)

waiting on the heartache

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 25 August 2003 05:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Beckett doesn't have to get the last word!
It doesn't have to end in silence.
Deconstruct the absurd into something weirder.
Communication breakdown is a failiure to undersantd complexity theory.

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Monday, 25 August 2003 05:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I think waiting is something we need more of, as long as we are waiting for the right things and making use of the time. I think as a civilization we are moving closer and closer to the idea that our every idea and desire should produce instant gratification, and technology is making this more and more of a reality. But in a world without waiting, where change comes quickly and fully, what is the point of learning to be patient? When you have to wait, you also have to learn to be calm, steadfast, and sure that what you are waiting for is really what in the first place. You have time during waiting to sit, and ponder, and examine not only what's going on inside you but in the world around you.
I see lots of people around me with no patience and no tolerence for waiting. They are used to information in seven minute blurbs, being able to talk to whoever they want whenever they want, and the power to obtain most anything they desire at any given moment, just by whipping out a plastic credit card. I feel that it's these same types of people who do dangerous shit because they are stuck in a traffic jam and don't know how to deal with "waiting", or they become completely obnoxious and unbearable when they are located somewhere with no 24-hour fast food and they have to take the time to cook something for themselves. A world without waiting would breed an entire race of spoiled little children.

― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:06 (twenty-two years ago)

overclock your mind to get to be very patient, calm, steadfast and what have you: living a million years every seconds.
hoo hah!

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

you live a million years a second if the second happens to be locate next to a near-death experience... hah

― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:22 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't get this. deathism? what?

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Waiting is a form of art.
As in all arts, there are classic cases and there are duds, and the latter tend to occur much more often.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 25 August 2003 06:33 (twenty-two years ago)

You're right Dan, waiting allows thinking and develops tolerance. But it all depends and how you define waiting : if you spend your time of waiting thinking or reading a book, it's not exactly waiting.
Furthermore, it's important i guess to distinguish (is that word correct ?) "waiting because you have to", and "waiting on purpose". Waiting is a good way to slow down the process of a "world always changing". But the best would be to choose moments of calm and no-activity rather than be forced waiting and be taken a precious time you could spend for sthg else
and reading a book while you're waiting in a shop is not common, i think (but possible, however)

― bernard_CD, Monday, 25 August 2003 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

solution: bring a book.

Yup. This + iPod = time always killed perfectly.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 25 August 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

a walkman helps too.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, you could somehow overclock your mind to make every moment seem like a million years, and surely this would make you learn to be patient, calm, and steadfast... or you could simply get in the habit of having regularly occuring near-death experiences. I haven't had many, but the moments leading up to and immediately after said experience usually feel like they last for a million years. I feel like I've had some of the most profound life lessons during those short moments that seemed to last a lifetime. So I guess I'm saying you could overclock your mind or just move somewhere like NYC, which I'm sure would present itself with plenty of opportunities for near-death experiences. But then you might have to take in to account the whole process of being desensitized to near-death occurences...

As for waiting because you have to, and waiting on purpose, I think it would be better not to distinguish the two as much, and approach them with the right amount of calm. There's not many situations were you absolutely positively MUST wait, there is almost always a choice, it just depends on if you are willing to take the consequences of each choice. If you are in a traffic jam, you could always just get out of your car and start walking, but then you would have to deal with the consquences of abandoning your car. You are waiting in line for the bathroom. Must you absolutely use the bathroom, or could you hold it longer, or piss your pants, or just go over to the window and piss outside of that?
I guess I'm just saying you really have more control over the whole waiting process than you think. There's always alternatives to consider. It's only when you start focusing on the fact that you are waiting that it becomes a problem and a waste of time. That's why I guess it's best to be sure of why and what you are waiting for, and to look at it as a chance to gain something even during your waiting time. Bringing a book or walkman is brilliant. But if you are to say that spending your waiting time thinking or reading means you are no longer waiting, then really no one has control over their mind or the ability to think ahead need never to be waiting for anything.

― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Monday, 25 August 2003 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I forgot to put the word WHO in that last sentence...
"no one WHO has control over their mind or the...."

― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Monday, 25 August 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

My friend and I went to the bike shop yesterday and were made to wait for about 20 minutes while they figured out what parts he needed or something.
It was awkward, since it was a small place with nowhere to sit down and there were several employees just standing around 'waiting', too. So I pretended to be interested in the products they had displayed, paced around, and tried to find something to stare at.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 25 August 2003 21:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Oops, just fuck him already!
-- jaymc (jmcunnin...), August 25th, 2003 3:24 PM. (later)

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 25 August 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)

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