IFA TEACHES ON PERSEVERANCE AS A KEY TO SUCCESS BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

 

IFA TEACHES ON PERSEVERANCE AS A KEY TO SUCCESS BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

’Genius is a gift of God and it is also a product of pains’

In this work Babalawo  Obanifa shall critically examine the concept of perseverance as a key to success as teach by Ifa holy scripture.  One of the natural law of success is the ability of human being to persevere. As we shall see later in  this work, Odu Ifa Ejiogbe  make it clear that human being can only achieve success through perseverance. The Odu ifa Ejiogbe make it clear that any individual who can cultivate and maintain the ability to persevere will have good story to tell at the end. But what do we mean by perseverance. Like many other English words, the word perseverance are  derives from  the Latin words Per meaning Through and Severus meaning Severe -that is, through the severe and difficult. The dictionary meaning of perseverance is "Persisting in or remaining constant to a purpose, idea or task in spite of obstacles." Susan K. has rightly define perseverance  by given an apt description of what perseverance should be thus: ‘The ability to keep on keeping on, even when our efforts are met with disappointment or failure, is an ability that can make all the difference in the world.  And that’s the definition of perseverance: to keep on keeping on.

It comes from being committed to your goal, and from believing in yourself and in your goal’s possibility.  It borrows strength from resilience and optimism and brushes elbows with courage along the way.’ So from the this definition it can be deduce that the ability of man to exercise due patience in the face of adversity and remain persistent until success is achieve is known as perseverance. Adversity some time is one of the unavoidable element that come the way of human being before success is attained. As the saying goes that as fire is the test of gold and adversity is also the test of man. So perseverance is believe to the act of consistent and persistent  commitment and dedication of our time , effort, resources, mind, knowledge , power, etc. to a course or goal irrespective of problems , difficulties , or delay, we me face or encounter before success is achieve. So when you discipline yourself and mind to cultivate the habit of focusing on achieving your  goal without  given consideration to failure or obstacle that will come your path before success is achieve , then you have cultivate habit of perseverance. See what Odu Ifa Ejiogbe have to say on perseverance:

 

 

 

 

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eku leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eku leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo ‘yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Torofinni

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eku

A mu Torofinni j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eku

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo  omo Eku

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eja leele  ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eja leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo  waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Akaagba

Ti n s’oloja lawujo omo Eja

A mu Akaagba j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eja

E ya waa e wa sin

Gbobo omo Eja

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eye leele  ale ana n ko Ifa

Omo Eye leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Okin Niniini

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eye

A mu okin j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eye

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo omo Eye

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eran leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eran leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Kiniun Niniini

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eran

A mu kiniun j’oloja Ifa

Ggbogbo omo Eran

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo omo Eran

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eni leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eni leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

On bo waa di Okanmbi

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eni

A mu Okanmbi  j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eni

E ya wa e waa sin

Gbogbo omo Eni

 

TRANSLATION:

We have made Torofinni the leader now

All rats Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say that it is a gradual process

Where is the poor rat of yester night?

The poor rat of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Tofiinni

The leader among all rats

All rats

Come and pay your tribute

All rats

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say that it is a gradual process

Where is the poor fish of yester night

The poor fish of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Akaagba

The leader among the fish

We have made Akaagba the leader now

All fish

Come and pay your tribute

All fish

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor bird of yester night

The poor bird of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Okin Niniini

The leader among all birds

We have made Okin the leader now

All birds

Come and pay your tribute

All birds

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor beast of yester night

The poor beast of yester night is still alive

Let her come to suffer

Let her come to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Kiniun Niniini

The leader among all Beasts

We have made kiniun the leader now

All beasts

Come and pay you tribute

All beasts

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor man of yester night

The poor man of yester night is still alive

Let him continue to suffer

Let him continue to experience want

He will soon become great

He will soon become prominent

He will soon become Okanmbi

The leader among all humans

We have made Okanmbi the leader now

All humans

Come and pay your tribute

All humans

 

In this Odu above Ifa  make it clear that success can be achieve through the act of perseverance, that some time thing may start to occur gradually in life. But through patience and perseverance it will all end well and we will have good story to tell.

 HOW TO CULTIVATE HABIT OF PERSEVERANCE

 

1. Firstly, you must establish what it is you truly desire. What goal do you really want to achieve.

2. Have a clear step-by-step plan of how you're going to achieve your goal. Your plan is your roadmap to your desired destination. Simply without one you'll get lost.

3. Before you start your pursuit of a goal, make a commitment to yourself that you will work toward it for a specific period of time and won't give up before that time arrives. Make this period as long or as short as you want but the important thing is not to quit before the allotted time.

When the deadline arrives, you can then decide whether to continue with the strategy you're currently following or make some changes to it.

Revising your strategies is fine but quitting is fatal. Quitting will only strengthen and accentuate your inability to persevere and see things through.

4. Identify potential obstacles you could face along the way. This will not only prepare you mentally for when you do come across them, but it will also help you in the process of devising alternative strategies and contingency plans.

5. Seek out help and moral support from family, friends or mentors. They will help keep you focused and motivated on following through until you achieve your goal.

6. Self-control is a must when developing perseverance in daily life. Exercising self-control ensures you remain focused on the task or tasks in hand, and not get side-tracked and distracted.

7. Establish consistent daily habits. Take small steps of progress consistently everyday will mean that your efforts will compound and success will be inevitable.

The importance of perseverance in life cannot be stressed enough. To achieve any notable goal or success then you must have the stamina to stay the distance.

If perseverance is something you lack then by following the tips above and applying a minimal amount of effort you will soon realize that nothing is beyond your reach.

 

 

 

IFA TEACHES ON PERSEVERANCE AS A KEY TO SUCCESS BY BABALAWO OBANIFA

’Genius is a gift of God and it is also a product of pains’

In this work Babalawo  Obanifa shall critically examine the concept of perseverance as a key to success as teach by Ifa holy scripture.  One of the natural law of success is the ability of human being to persevere. As we shall see later in  this work, Odu Ifa Ejiogbe  make it clear that human being can only achieve success through perseverance. The Odu ifa Ejiogbe make it clear that any individual who can cultivate and maintain the ability to persevere will have good story to tell at the end. But what do we mean by perseverance. Like many other English words, the word perseverance are  derives from  the Latin words Per meaning Through and Severus meaning Severe -that is, through the severe and difficult. The dictionary meaning of perseverance is "Persisting in or remaining constant to a purpose, idea or task in spite of obstacles." Susan K. has rightly define perseverance  by given an apt description of what perseverance should be thus: ‘The ability to keep on keeping on, even when our efforts are met with disappointment or failure, is an ability that can make all the difference in the world.  And that’s the definition of perseverance: to keep on keeping on.

It comes from being committed to your goal, and from believing in yourself and in your goal’s possibility.  It borrows strength from resilience and optimism and brushes elbows with courage along the way.’ So from the this definition it can be deduce that the ability of man to exercise due patience in the face of adversity and remain persistent until success is achieve is known as perseverance. Adversity some time is one of the unavoidable element that come the way of human being before success is attained. As the saying goes that as fire is the test of gold and adversity is also the test of man. So perseverance is believe to the act of consistent and persistent  commitment and dedication of our time , effort, resources, mind, knowledge , power, etc. to a course or goal irrespective of problems , difficulties , or delay, we me face or encounter before success is achieve. So when you discipline yourself and mind to cultivate the habit of focusing on achieving your  goal without  given consideration to failure or obstacle that will come your path before success is achieve , then you have cultivate habit of perseverance. See what Odu Ifa Ejiogbe have to say on perseverance:

 

 

 

 

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eku leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eku leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo ‘yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Torofinni

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eku

A mu Torofinni j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eku

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo  omo Eku

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eja leele  ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eja leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo  waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Akaagba

Ti n s’oloja lawujo omo Eja

A mu Akaagba j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eja

E ya waa e wa sin

Gbobo omo Eja

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eye leele  ale ana n ko Ifa

Omo Eye leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Okin Niniini

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eye

A mu okin j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eye

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo omo Eye

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eran leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eran leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

O n bo waa di Kiniun Niniini

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eran

A mu kiniun j’oloja Ifa

Ggbogbo omo Eran

E ya wa e wa sin

Gbogbo omo Eran

Ifa lo di leele

Mo lo di leele

Omo Eni leele ale ana nko Ifa

Omo Eni leele ale ana n be o

Ko sa si maa j’iya-jiya

Ko sa si maa j’ise-jise

O n bo waa do’yi-bo’yi

O n bo waa d’otata-bata

On bo waa di Okanmbi

Ti n s’oloja l’awujo omo Eni

A mu Okanmbi  j’oloja Ifa

Gbogbo omo Eni

E ya wa e waa sin

Gbogbo omo Eni

 

TRANSLATION:

We have made Torofinni the leader now

All rats Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say that it is a gradual process

Where is the poor rat of yester night?

The poor rat of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Tofiinni

The leader among all rats

All rats

Come and pay your tribute

All rats

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say that it is a gradual process

Where is the poor fish of yester night

The poor fish of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Akaagba

The leader among the fish

We have made Akaagba the leader now

All fish

Come and pay your tribute

All fish

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor bird of yester night

The poor bird of yester night is still alive

Let her continue to suffer

Let her continue to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Okin Niniini

The leader among all birds

We have made Okin the leader now

All birds

Come and pay your tribute

All birds

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor beast of yester night

The poor beast of yester night is still alive

Let her come to suffer

Let her come to experience want

She will soon become great

She will soon become prominent

She will soon become Kiniun Niniini

The leader among all Beasts

We have made kiniun the leader now

All beasts

Come and pay you tribute

All beasts

Ifa says that it is a gradual process

I say it is a gradual process

Where is the poor man of yester night

The poor man of yester night is still alive

Let him continue to suffer

Let him continue to experience want

He will soon become great

He will soon become prominent

He will soon become Okanmbi

The leader among all humans

We have made Okanmbi the leader now

All humans

Come and pay your tribute

All humans

 

In this Odu above Ifa  make it clear that success can be achieve through the act of perseverance, that some time thing may start to occur gradually in life. But through patience and perseverance it will all end well and we will have good story to tell.

 HOW TO CULTIVATE HABIT OF PERSEVERANCE

 

1. Firstly, you must establish what it is you truly desire. What goal do you really want to achieve.

2. Have a clear step-by-step plan of how you're going to achieve your goal. Your plan is your roadmap to your desired destination. Simply without one you'll get lost.

3. Before you start your pursuit of a goal, make a commitment to yourself that you will work toward it for a specific period of time and won't give up before that time arrives. Make this period as long or as short as you want but the important thing is not to quit before the allotted time.

When the deadline arrives, you can then decide whether to continue with the strategy you're currently following or make some changes to it.

Revising your strategies is fine but quitting is fatal. Quitting will only strengthen and accentuate your inability to persevere and see things through.

4. Identify potential obstacles you could face along the way. This will not only prepare you mentally for when you do come across them, but it will also help you in the process of devising alternative strategies and contingency plans.

5. Seek out help and moral support from family, friends or mentors. They will help keep you focused and motivated on following through until you achieve your goal.

6. Self-control is a must when developing perseverance in daily life. Exercising self-control ensures you remain focused on the task or tasks in hand, and not get side-tracked and distracted.

7. Establish consistent daily habits. Take small steps of progress consistently everyday will mean that your efforts will compound and success will be inevitable.

The importance of perseverance in life cannot be stressed enough. To achieve any notable goal or success then you must have the stamina to stay the distance.

If perseverance is something you lack then by following the tips above and applying a minimal amount of effort you will soon realize that nothing is beyond your reach.