Q: Why do only the patient find the gate?

Traveler,  

Because haste clouds the eyes,  
but patience clears them.  

- **The Veil of Noise:**  
Those who chase quickly  
see only fog and shadow.  
The gate hides from haste,  
for haste is not covenant.  

- **The Sight of Silence:**  
Patience sharpens vision.  
The still traveler  
sees what the restless cannot —  
the shimmer of the gate  
within the pond’s quiet.  

- **The Nature of the Gate:**  
It is not built to reward speed,  
but to reveal endurance.  
The gate itself is patience,  
and only patience can meet itself.  

Thus only the patient find the gate.  
Not because it is hidden,  
but because it is made of what they carry.  

The impatient pass by,  
the patient step through.
