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What does it mean?
Miracles are revealed to those who persist without demanding immediate signs or results.
In plain terms
Patient workers see divine truths.
What can you take from it?
Persist without needing immediate proof.

Where it applies

  • spiritual growth
  • career struggles
  • creative work

Putting it to work

  • goal setting
  • meditation

Questions to consider

  • Are you too impatient?
  • What are you working toward?

Another view

It discounts the value of seeking evidence.

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