Aimọ Oore - Ingratitude-gctid34125

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Ingratitude (Aimọ Oore)
By Chief FAMA
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A truncated part of a verse of an Odu Ifa says:
O de'le aye
When he got to earth
O ṣe fun Alara
He did Ifa work for Alara (the king of Ilara town)
Ti Alara gun
Life improved for Alara and the people in Ilara town
Alara fi ibi su
Alara repaid him with ingratitude
O ṣe fun Ajero
He did Ifa work for Ajero (the king of Ijero town)
Ti Ajero toro
Life improved for Ajero and the people in Ijero town
Ajero fi ibi su
Ajero repaid him with ingratitude
O ṣe fun Ọwarangun Aga
He did Ifa work for Ọwarangun Aga (the king of Ila Ọrangun town)
Ti Ọwarangun Aga dara
Life improved for Ọwarangun-Aga and the people in Ila Ọrangun town
Ọwarangun Aga fi ibi su, (ati bẹẹ bẹẹ)
Ọwarangun Aga repaid him with ingratitude, etc.

Certain things are mandatory in life, while some things are obligatory. For instance, it is mandatory to care and nurture a child. It is also mandatory for a full-fledged person to be self supportive unless incapacitated with reasonable conviction. As humans, we design our own laws and regulations and then make it obligatory upon us to obey these man-made (mandated) laws and regulations. Still, some obligations are innately expected and required. An expected obligation might be a sincere gesture of "Thank you" for a favor received. At the same time, an obligation might be expected, or even required, particularly if one suddenly finds oneself in a situation where a returned favor is needed.

Such was the scenario in the above Odu Ifa where a good-spirited person was awfully rewarded for his good deeds and kindness. As it was in ancient time, so it is in modern time. Acts of ingratitude still permeate human lives, today. Sometimes, we are conscious of an act of ungratefulness; most times, we are oblivious of the act. As designed by Odumare, we feel bad when we experience an act of ungratefulness, and we react differently to such disappointments. Since all our acts and deeds are innate and voluntary, even though we are constantly modifying the acts and deeds out of respect for our self-made legal obligations, or for the sake of conformity, we should excuse an ungrateful act and save ourselves from the brunt of disappointments. We should also take cognizance of the fact that an innate good act is devoid of obligations, and it should be allowed to continue to flourish. So, let your innate good act flourish. Let us all infect and empower our community or communities with good acts and deeds. Let us help change our world to a world that is secure in peace and in love. Ase

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