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3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholar

  • Written by Liz Bucar, Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University
3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a medieval Islamic scholarAl-Ghazali's book 'Alchemy of Happiness,' held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.Al-Ghazali - Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia Commons

From childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who wait. And, so, many of us work on cultivating patience.

This often starts by...

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