On Thursday night Dr. Segun Gbadegesin told us the story of Iwa (Ee-Wa). Iwa stands for existence and character. It also means the nature of being who we are.That evening we were told that character is the most important thing that we as people can have.
Dr.Segun says that before we had our great philosophers of today there was The Goddess Ma'at who had the Principles of Ma'at which taught lessons of order, balance, harmony and justice. Following was the Book of Instructions, which included the humanistic maxims for the living. "A man of charcter is a man of wealth"- Dr.Segun. The Coffin Texts were writtin for the tombs of the nobles, from 2200-1800 BCE. They contain themes of rewards and punishment.
We also learned about the ties that bind together Ancient Egypt and the African world.There would be the physical, spritual, and philosophical which is broken down into two parts: mental, and ethical. When cultures began to migrate it would start from the inner lands towards the coast.
After the speech on character we were informed that wisdom means the application of knowledge, and that the process of improvement is the process of education. The final thought Dr.Segun left for us was to avoid miseducation! In todays generation we need to learn to focus more so that we can obsorb allof the edcucation as possible to better ourselves.
Ashley Turner
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