The Virtue of Patience

In the woods, day after, Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot. Never are we tolled, but Vladimir seems to know why they are waiting for Godot. The one that never seems to remember anything is Estragon: “What do we do know? / Wait for Godot. / Ah!”(Pg. 70) This conversation can be found multiple times, and Estragon is the one that always makes the question. Even though he asks the question a lot, Vladimir always answers patiently. This is how I felt with my great grand father, in his last years. He was a very intelligent man but with the years people change. At the end, his mind was not as brilliant as it was before and he used to repeat things a lot, and to me, a story in particular. Every time I went to visit he would tell the story of how he founded his company. He would always start by saying that now-a-days it was a huge factory with more than 6,000 workers, but it all started in his garage, with just 6 workers and the production of a single bus. I knew he story be heart, but –instead of complaining- I listen attentively and made remarks of surprised. He liked telling that story, and since I loved him I would act as if I had never heard it. The love I felt for him is parallel to the affection and friendship Estragon and Vladimir have. Even though his friend has very bad memory, he is so fond of him that he is very patient.