I sat in court last week watching two attorneys argue the merits of their cases. One of the attorney’s cases, clearly, had no merit.  The attorney, however, continued to persevere, apparently, uncaring how ridiculous and uninformed he sounded.

I watched the judge, very  patiently, facilitate both side’s arguments. I was sitting next to a friend who was listening as well. I whispered to my colleague, “That judge has so much patience. I would have shut that attorney down a long time ago.” His response was, “She’s younger than us. You’ll see. In a few years she’ll be as impatient as we are.”

Is that true? Do we lose patience as we get older? Is so, what is the end date for patience?