Next Dr. Gbadagesin told us the story of Iwa. Iwa in yoruba means existence and character. In the story Iwa was Orunmilas wife. Orunmila in yoruba means the god of wisdom. The story of Iwa tells us how Orunmila mistreated Iwa by putting her down saying she could not cook well or sweep well. He stressed out Iwa and in turn, Iwa left. When Iwa left, everything Orunmila had, he lost because of the way he treated Iwa. In Despiration, Orunmila looked for Iwa. When finding her, Orunmila begged Iwa to come back and he gave her a second chance.
The Moral of This story is if you lose your Iwa (your character), you will lose everything. In other words, if you lose you character or your being you lose your materialistic things as well.
Dr. Gbadagesin then goes on to talk about some religious figures we know like Socratese, Plato, Moses, and Jesus Christ. He said before these figures there were The goddess Ma'at, Vizier Ptahotep, and Pharoah Amenemope. In relation, before there were the 10 Commandments, The Sharia or Kents Groundwork, there were Coffin Text, Principles or Ma'at, The book of Instructions, and The Pyramid texts.
The Principles of Ma'at tought ancient Egyptians truth and how to maintain justice order, balance, and harmony. These codes that the ancient Egyptians lived by helped form and shape their society. It also could be considered the confessions of the innocence of people.
Coffin texts told of the principles of reward and punishment in the afterlife and were written in the tombs of nobles. Coffin texts were said to give moses the inspiration for the 10 commandments.
Dr. Gbadagesins whole lecture was to teach us that our character and being is very important in our lives. Furthermore that our wisdom should be to benefit others and not just ourselves which was stated in a previous lecture given by Dr. Carr. I know from experience in my 17 years that your character is important not just for yourself but for others around you. The way you carry yourself is very important and if you do not have good character and carry yourself well you will lose everything and there have been times where I have lost myself but I to catch it and turn it back around. Dr. Gbadagesins lecture was very informal and i enjoyed it.
The Moral of This story is if you lose your Iwa (your character), you will lose everything. In other words, if you lose you character or your being you lose your materialistic things as well.
Dr. Gbadagesin then goes on to talk about some religious figures we know like Socratese, Plato, Moses, and Jesus Christ. He said before these figures there were The goddess Ma'at, Vizier Ptahotep, and Pharoah Amenemope. In relation, before there were the 10 Commandments, The Sharia or Kents Groundwork, there were Coffin Text, Principles or Ma'at, The book of Instructions, and The Pyramid texts.
The Principles of Ma'at tought ancient Egyptians truth and how to maintain justice order, balance, and harmony. These codes that the ancient Egyptians lived by helped form and shape their society. It also could be considered the confessions of the innocence of people.
Coffin texts told of the principles of reward and punishment in the afterlife and were written in the tombs of nobles. Coffin texts were said to give moses the inspiration for the 10 commandments.
Dr. Gbadagesins whole lecture was to teach us that our character and being is very important in our lives. Furthermore that our wisdom should be to benefit others and not just ourselves which was stated in a previous lecture given by Dr. Carr. I know from experience in my 17 years that your character is important not just for yourself but for others around you. The way you carry yourself is very important and if you do not have good character and carry yourself well you will lose everything and there have been times where I have lost myself but I to catch it and turn it back around. Dr. Gbadagesins lecture was very informal and i enjoyed it.
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