A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
Gandalf in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings
How is that possible? Is it because he knows in advance when we will arrive? Is it because his schedule is never upset by unpredictable events? Is it because he will never admit to being late even if he is? Is it because he wants to mess with Frodo’s mind?
Or is it something else?
Perhaps a wizard trusts life and the divine and knows that no matter when he arrives, it’s exactly when it should be?
Perhaps a wizard knows that ideas of early and late only exist in our mind. And that we miss a great deal when we get caught up in shoulds?
Perhaps he wants what’s here? Perhaps he has discovered that nothing constructive comes out of struggling with what’s here, that it makes more sense to want what’s already here, and that this does not preclude decisive action when needed.
My bet is on something like the last three.