Dr. Gbadegesin spoke on the topic of self-actualization. He told the story of Iwa and her husband. Iwa means existence or character. In the story, Iwa’s husband did not treat her respectfully. As a result of his actions, Iwa left. All of his good fortune was destroyed because of the way he treated his wife. Once Iwa’s husband learned his lesson and Iwa returned to him, his good fortunes returned to him. The moral of the story is that if you have good character, good things will come to you.
A few great quotes that Dr. Gbadegesin shared were, “someone with character will have wealth,” and “wisdom has been made, but I will remake myself.” These two quotes are very true, in my opinion. If someone has a great since of character, then they will become successful. You cannot reach the top of the success ladder if you have bad relationships with the people around you. As for remaking one’s self, that is a learning process. Nobody will remain the same forever. They will have to endure many experiences to help them mature. Once you go through many experiences, you can start to see what aspects in your life are good and which aspects need work.
Ideas from Dr. Carr’s lecture were also included in Dr. Gbadegesin’s lecture. For instance, he spoke about Ma’at, which means truth. The Principles of Ma’at has a list of Egyptian commandments. These commandments all state things that one will not do, such as kill, lie, or steal. Overall, I was very interested in his lecture. It gave me something to think about. I know that character is very important , but now I also think about how I may have to remake myself in the process of developing my character.
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