Bearing with Bitterness

In life one should be patient: refraining from negative reaction, maintaining a positive attitude at all times and adhering and following the path of truth unilaterally.

According to Chapter 23 of the Quran, God will say of his obedient, loyal servants in the Hereafter: “I have rewarded them this Day for their steadfastness, and it is they who have triumphed.” (23: 111)

Patience is the only price of a virtuous life required in this world. Those who are willing to pay this necessary price of patience are the ones who will be successful in this world as well as in the eternal world after death.

In the present world everyone has freedom. There are no restrains placed on anyone. Here the good as well as the evil have every opportunity for action. They may engage in whatever activity they wish. It is because of this that in human society there are obstacles at every step. A person has to experience bitter words along with sweet words. Here a person experiences gain as well as loss. Here a person’s journey traverses pleasant as well as unpleasant paths.

Given this situation, how can one adhere to a God-oriented life? How is it possible for one to adopt divine ethics when one repeatedly has such experiences as make it very difficult to lead a principled life?

There is only on answer to this question: patience. This entails refraining from negative reaction, maintaining a positive attitude at all time in all circumstances, bearing with the bitterness one undergoes in life, and following the path of truth unilaterally.

This is what is meant by patience and for building a noble human personality, patience is indispensable.