Erin – Elephant

Erin jẹ ẹran ti ó tóbi ju gbogbo ẹranko ti a mọ̀ si ẹran inú igbó àti ẹran-àmúsìn, ti a mọ̀ ni ayé òde òni.  Bi a bá ṣe àyẹ̀wò bi Yorùbá ti ńgé ẹran ọbẹ̀, ó ṣòro lati ro oye ẹran ti enia yio jẹ ki ó tó Erin.

Isọ̀  Eran – Meat Stall. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Bawo ni òwe Yorùbá ti ó ni “Bi  a bá pẹ́ láyé, a ó jẹ ẹran ti o ́tó Erin” ti wúlò fún ẹni ti ki jẹ ẹran ti a mọ̀ si “Ajẹ̀fọ́”?  Àti Ajẹ̀fọ́ àti Ajẹran ni òwe yi ṣe gbà ni iyànjú pé “Ohun ti kò tó, ḿbọ̀ wá ṣẹ́ kù”. Fún àpẹrẹ, bi enia bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ nibi kékeré, bi ó bá tẹramọ́, yi o di ọ̀gá, yio si lè ṣe ohun ti ẹgbẹ́ rẹ ti ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ ni ibi giga ṣe.  Bi enia bá ni oreọ̀fẹ́ lati pẹ́ láyé, ti ó dúró tàbi ni sùúrù, yio ri pé ohun jẹ ẹran ti ó tó Erin.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Elephant is the largest animal among both the bush/wild animals and domestic animals known in the modern time.  If one examine the average Yoruba portion of meat for soup/stew, it will be difficult to imagine the number of pieces of meat that a person can consume to amount to an Elephant.

How does the Yoruba proverb that said “If one lives long enough, one will consume as much meat as an elephant” apply to someone who does not eat meat known as “Vegetarian”?  Both the Vegetarian and the Carnivorous can be advised that “What seems not to be enough, will eventually be”.  For example, if a person begins work at a low level, if he/she perseveres, such a person will become a boss and will end up being able to achieve what those who began at a higher level has achieved.  If people have the grace to live long and wait patiently, such person will realize that he/she has consumed enough meat as an Elephant.

Originally posted 2015-05-12 18:29:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter