Surulere

Surulere in the Yoruba language in Nigeria is used to describe a phrase “patience is a virtue”. There was also a period; this became the new slang in town. At every little instant, any opportunity for the slang to be used wasn't missed at all. Even to the point, people will crop and merge photos of themselves when they were kids and when they are all grown up now with the caption “surulere”. It was funny and was trendy and slowly its dying down and another slang waits to be created either by a music artist or some other celebrity then the craze starts all over again.

       “Patience”(or forbearing) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity. It is also used to refer to the character trait of being steadfast. (Wikipedia)

     In the Hebrew Torah, patience is referred to in several proverbs, such as "The patient man shows much good sense, but the quick-tempered man displays folly at its height" (Proverbs 14:29, NAB); "An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord." (Proverbs 15:18, NAB); and "A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city." (Proverbs 16:32). The emotion is also discussed in other sections, such as Ecclesiastes: "Better is the patient spirit than the lofty spirit. Do not in spirit become quickly discontented, for discontent lodges in the bosom of a fool." (Ecclesiastes 7:8-9, NAB). (Wikipedia)

In the Christian Bible, patience is referred to in several sections. The Book of Proverbs notes that "through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone" (Proverbs 25:14-16, NIV); Ecclesiastes points out that the "end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride" (Ecclesiastes 7:7-9, NIV); and 1 Thessalonians states that we should "be patient with all. See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good for each other and for all" (1 Thessalonians 5:14-15, NAB). In the Epistle of James, the Bible urges Christians to be patient, and "see how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth,...until it receives the early and the late rains." (James 5:7-11, NAB). In Galatians, patience is listed as part of the "fruit of the Spirit": "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law". (Galatians 5:21-23, NIV). In Timothy, the Bible states that "Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life".(1 Timothy 1:15-17, NIV). (Wikipedia)

     Being patient in this jet age world where almost everything happens at the push of a button and a swipe of a touch screen is almost very difficult. We find ourselves being transformed and conforming ourselves to behave like gadgets on a daily basis. We want everything done at the push of a button. We forget, we need time to just take a moment and reflect on ourselves so far.

     When we are born into this world a race and a battle began, some had excellent starting platforms, others good, some manageable and some none at all. But what we make of our race will depend on how much we were able to stand in the mist of the so many trials of life and trust me, they do come as waves.

And one of the ways we stand in the mist of trials is through patience and being patient. For example, imagine you want to bake a cake, every thing is ready and set, you must understand that there are certain conditions that are supposed to be met of a necessity so that it doesn't come out the way it was put in the oven in the same place and one of the major conditions is heat.

     When you are faced with the heat of life what do you do? That’s a question we need to take time out and ask ourselves. Do we become depressed, defeated, blame others even God, pity ourselves or stand and hold your head up high?

     We must understand that in every challenge we find ourselves, there is a starting point and also an end the only difference is time. You are strong enough what matters is keeping a positive attitude and having a belief and trust that everything will be okay even if it means waking up everyday, walking up to your mirror and tell yourself “its going to be okay and you are going to make it and come out stronger”  

     “Surely there is an end and thy expectation shall not be cut off”

                                                                       Bless