Dr. Segun Gbadegesin is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University. I believe this presentation covered the most beneficial information so far. There were many lesson taught is this presentation that I would like to piggy back on. He mentioned that we should never loose our good character and that patience is the most important element in our character. Dr. Segun told us a story that emphasized the importance of character. The story I believe was called Orunmila. Orunmila was a the god of wisdom who had a wife called Iwa and Iwa had a father named Suuru. As I mentioned before there were a lot of concepts that was shared and now I would like to say a few. Some of the Principles of Ma'at were truth, justice order, harmony, and balance. Some listed: I have not committed a sin,I have not committed robbery, I have not committed robbery with violence, I have not stolen, I have not slain men and women, I have not polluted myself, and I have not terrorized anyone. He mentioned that Immortality is the crown of existence in the memory of community. There were some words that I would like to share such as Omo olu iwa bi: a child begotten of the chief or source. He said that discipline and education does not shy away from making personal sacrifices. Iwa Iewa: good character is beauty, Iwa Ioba Awure: Good character is the greatest talisman. Later He spoke of different theories of the ancient, one being the theory of the structure of the universe.
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