When we think of ‘endurance’ we assume suffering, pain and hardship to be the total experience. That’s a frightening thought as no one wants to live any of these. But looking a bit closer at ‘endurance’ we see that it also carries the connotation of ability or strength to continue or last, having stamina, being of a lasting quality, or extended in time.
I think we all want endurance in our lives, but in our attempts to meet our destiny, we’re persuaded that swiftness is what we should value. So we run headlong into bad decisions, that in the bigger scheme are not good for, and demoralise us. We get frustrated that takes us longer to achieve what other people have in a shorter timeframe, without knowing the true cost to them. We run another person’s race and get wiped out physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Swiftness indicates speed, strength indicates ability, whilst endurance indicates patience and persistence in reaching the goal. The speedy quickly get tired if conditions change; the strong rely on their strength which is in itself a weakness. Those that endure get the time to last the distance and reap the rewards of their particular race.
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