On September 28, Dr. Gbadegesin spoke to our freshman seminar class about Omoluabi. We were able to learn that this related to character and existence and how that could relate to other aspects of life. Dr. Gbadegesin told us the story of Iwa and how she represented existence and character. In her story, she was mistreated by her husband, even though she told him that she would only marry him if he did not mistreat her. As a result, she left her husband. As soon as she left him, whatever good fortune he had left him. The moral was that no one should ever lose their character. He was able to convince Iwa to return to him, but he had learned his lesson. Dr. Gbadegesin told us of a quote that stated that someone with character would have wealth. His talk about character struck me as important and as a subject to which I would be able to relate. I have known about the importance of character for the majority of my life, and I can understand why there would be a story about the importance of character. I think that every society needs Omoluabi to have good character and to work to give back to the communities from which they came. I believe that everyone should work to become some form of Omoluabi. There is importance in having good character and every person should work to know more about their existence and why they are important. If a person is positive about his or her existence, then they are more likely to have a positive impact on the rest of the world.
Shayna McCormack
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