The duality of man is thinking “children cannot help themselves and we all need to be patient with them as they explore what it means to be human in public” and also “damn, I wish this crying baby was not on the plane rn :/“
Just as courage is not the absence of fear but doing the brave thing in spite of it, patience is not the absence of irritation but doing the kind thing in spite of it.
a ‘hot minute’ can be both a very short period of time, and a very long one. however, a hot minute in the past (“It’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen you!”) is most often a long duration, while a hot minute in the future (“I’ll be with you in a hot minute!”) is most often a short duration. this suggests some very strange things about the temperature of time.