PATIENCE

I define patience as the inner strength to withstand difficult times.Things dont just become difficult.They do because of mistakes from the past. When people err they say to forgive is divine ignoring the karma in life.Newton's third law taught us “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. This means for each step you take, there is a consequence.There is no such thing as impulse.They are simply subconscious calculated actions.

                            

Lets look at the story of a young lady who out of peer pressure begins to have sex.She is exposed to so many things like drugs sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy or abortion.I observed that alot of people spend the early years of their life on frivolities.Some are misguided while others are just lazy or think they have enough time.For instance the young lady has an affair with a man 25 years older whom she thinks is 'cool'.She doesnt think it is cool to heed to her mother's advice to focus on education and skill development.Eventually she gets pregnant contracts an infection and decides to have an abortion.


Now lets consider the story of a young man who loses his dad about the time he needs an admission into the university.He embraces the cold hand of fate becos he understands at a young age we define our fate by the course of our faith.Exactly three months after hisfather’s death,he gets his University entrance results.All the schools he put in for offers him admission.The reason been his intelligence.He is scared this chance to better himself academically will slip away.His mum is in the hospital due to kidney failure.He has nobody by his side.Life couldnt get worse.


This two young people are both at a cross road. The truth is we all pass through stages like this in life.Some of us have lived terrible lifestyles in the past.Others are just subjects to fate which is no respecter of status, age, gender or colour.Fate seems to be cruel on the young man.But is it fate alone that determines if a young lady would abuse drugs or have an abortion?This two person's future is at stake.They need patience to understand that people have gone through and will still go through worse situations.



If the young lady recognise her mistake then decides not to go for an abortion(since she might have a complication and then abortion is a wrong act.Life begins at conception).She must go for counselling to stabilize her mind.Her parents must be supportive at this stage.Obviously she is going through alot.In patience she must decide to be responsible by becoming a mother.The next step is to aquire a skill or go back to school.This is so she can be independent.In the real world nobody really cares.Once you assume the position of an adult or become an adult you have to pay your own bills.Running away and suicide are not the best option.If you find yourself in this situation patience and facing reality is the best.


For the young man,He needs to find a job.Also he could apply for scholarship and read smarter.We are in an era where information is gotten on the go.He can access text books from the internet.Also he can enroll for a bsc programme online.All he needs to do is make good use of his time.If he doesn’t do this, he might end up on the street meddling in drugs and crime.There is nothing cool about being a drop out or living on the street.Except you are Bill Gates or a rapper.The streets are cold and from experience i can tell you verybody there needs a hug.I dont know what you are going through right now but patience and hardwork can get you through.It took me four years to write this good.That might be a long time compared to what it took some other person.But imagine if i didnt put in work and grow in my own pace.I would lack competence and remain in a position.Dont picture that cos its ugly.The goal is to move in your own pace but smarter not necessarily harder.