Patience is a virtue?

Patience is a virtue, or so I've been told. I've also been told that "anything worth having is worth waiting for." I know the 1 Corinthians 13:4 reference, "Love is patient, love is kind..." and the Bible is chock full of verses about the goodness of patience. 

I know all of this, but I find it hard to live patiently. I was born in the generation of immediate gratification. I stand in front of the microwave, warming a cup of coffee, tapping my foot and saying, "C'mon, c'mon, hurry up." Yes, I even speak in contractions--who has time to use whole words? 

One of my friends has her own saying about patience, and it's one I love. "Patience," she says, "is not a flower that grows in my garden."

I named my cat Patience. When I call her, the neighbors hear, "Patience, Patience! PATIENCE!"

Patience the cat is elusive. I have to wait on Patience, which, of course, drives me crazy. 

Patience is a virtue? Patience is a cat.