PATIENCE HAS BEEN SAID TO BE A VIRTUE,BUT HAS ONE EVER WONDERED WETHER THIS LOVELY WORD OR CHARACTER OR FRUIT CAN BE A VICE SOMETIMES. WELL, IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON INVOLVED. PATIENCE IS AN ABILITY TO ENDURE. ANOTHER SIDE TO PATIENCE IS THE ABILITY TO SUFFER LONG. PATIENCE OR LONG SUFFERING CAN BE A VIRTUE OR A VICE.IT IS CONSIDERED A VIRTUE MAINLY BECAUSE IT WILL GET YOU WHAT YOU WANT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO ENDURE OR SUFFER LONG. A POPULAR PREACHER ONCE SAID “‘FAITH WILL GET YOU SOME THINGS BUT FAITH AND PATIENCE WILL GET YOU EVERYTHING”‘.
CASE IN POINT:
PATIENCE OZOKWOR(THE ACTRESS) VS PATIENCE GOODLUCK JONATHAN.
NOW, I DONT MEAN ANY DISRESPECT TO THE DELECTABLE ACTRESS’ PERSONAL CHARACTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT IM USING THIS ILLUSTRATION TO REFER TO HER ROLES IN A LOT OF HER MOVIES. PATINCE OZOKWOR(THE ACTRESS) IS A FAR CRY FROM HER EXCELLENCY, THE FIRST LADY OF OUR BELOVED NIGERIA. THE ACTRESS IN HER ROLES IS USUALLY VERY IMPATIENT, ESPECIALLY TO HER DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW AND EVENTUALLY LOSES WHAT SHE HAD ALL ALONG DESIRED, IN OTHER WORDS, GETTING HER FINGERS BURNT. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDE IS HER EXCELLENCY. WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF HOW SHE HAS NOW BECOME ,ARGUABLY, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMAN IN THE COUNTRY. I DARE TO SAY THAT SHE SUFFERED LONG!
NEED I SAY MORE. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE, (IF AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU GET WHAT YOU DESIRE) AND A VICE (IF AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU HURT YOURSELF IN THE PROCESS.
