To me, it seems like Why? feels trapped or stuck in the place that he is ("Berkeley"). He's waiting for that thing, that moment, or person, that will rescue them from his grudging everyday life in this place he doesn't want to be, and even fantasizes about being rescued from there.
And in the midst of one of his fantasies, a serendipitous event causes him to focus on a sign that says the word "Patience". It seems almost as if the sign was meant or is speaking to him.
In other words, the event tells him that he will get out of his situation, he just needs to be patient and let life take him there.
I'll try to be the first to take a shot at this.
To me, it seems like Why? feels trapped or stuck in the place that he is ("Berkeley"). He's waiting for that thing, that moment, or person, that will rescue them from his grudging everyday life in this place he doesn't want to be, and even fantasizes about being rescued from there.
And in the midst of one of his fantasies, a serendipitous event causes him to focus on a sign that says the word "Patience". It seems almost as if the sign was meant or is speaking to him.
In other words, the event tells him that he will get out of his situation, he just needs to be patient and let life take him there.