Contrary to popular thought, waiting can involve more than defeatist, wishful thinking—it can actually be a pragmatic and realistic catalyst for change. Why? Because it takes our limitations into account. Waiting acknowledges that we are not prime movers in all things. It concedes that there are some factors that lie beyond our control, and any well-considered plan must find a way to manage the unmanageable, to somehow measure and account for the unforeseeable and the unknown, including the work of social change.
