Patience is always a good thing. Especially in a career like

Hear the words of Scottie Scheffler, young champion of the green fields of golf: “Patience is always a good thing. Especially in a career like this, you need to ride the ups and downs; take the rough with the smooth.” Though he speaks of his own craft, his words carry the weight of a universal law, older than the hills and deeper than the rivers. For in life, as in sport, the path is never a straight ascent, but a winding road of triumph and trial, where only those who endure with patience find lasting victory.

The ancients knew this truth well. The Stoics taught that fortune is like the sea—sometimes calm, sometimes violent, never wholly in our control. The wise sailor does not curse the storm nor cling too tightly to the breeze, but steadies his hand and keeps his course, trusting that both tempests and fair winds are part of the voyage. So too Scheffler reminds us: one must take the rough with the smooth, for both belong to the journey, and both shape the soul.

Consider the story of Abraham Lincoln, who before becoming president of the United States suffered countless defeats. He lost elections, faced personal tragedies, and was often scorned. A man of mere pride would have abandoned his course; a man of fleeting ambition would have despaired. But Lincoln held to patience, enduring the long years of disappointment until his time came. When the moment of history arrived, he was ready—not because his path was smooth, but because he had weathered the rough with dignity and resolve.

In sport too, patience separates the enduring from the forgotten. A golfer may swing a thousand times, struck by failure more often than glory. Yet he learns that frustration brings no gain. It is the calm spirit, the one that accepts a poor shot as readily as a perfect stroke, that finds consistency. So it is with life: no man is measured by a single day of triumph or failure, but by the balance of his spirit through the rising and falling of fortune.

Scheffler’s words remind us that career, life, and even love are long courses, not short races. The impatient seek quick rewards, and when hardship comes, they abandon the field. But those who walk steadily, who meet joy with humility and sorrow with endurance, will find strength that no storm can erase. The crown of victory is not for the swift of foot alone, but for the steady of heart.

The lesson is clear, my friends: embrace both the rough and the smooth. Do not cling to success as though it will never pass, nor despair in failure as though it will never end. Both are teachers. Success teaches gratitude; failure teaches resilience. Together they form the schooling of the soul, preparing you for greatness that no single victory could bestow.

Practical counsel lies before you: When life rises in triumph, give thanks but remain humble. When it falls into hardship, breathe deeply and endure. Practice daily patience, whether in small frustrations or great trials. Treat setbacks not as enemies but as sharpening stones for your character. And above all, continue the journey, for the course is long, and its rewards belong to those who keep walking.

So let these words of Scheffler be etched into your heart: patience is always a good thing. In careers, in struggles, in life itself, ride the ups and downs, endure the storms and the sunshine alike. For the soul that steadies itself in all seasons shall not merely survive, but triumph with a glory that is unshaken, like a mountain that has faced a thousand winds and still stands firm.