During this lecture, Dr. Gbadegesin introduced us to the talking drum. This is an instrument that is used to communicate across the land. It has different tones which can be used to determine different things. Nobody really knows what the talking drum is saying except the person who is playing it. Then he told us the story Iwa. It was about a man named Orunmila (God of Wisdom) who was married to Iwa (who stood for existence/character) and he treated her wrong so she left him. Then Orunmila traveled with the talking drum looking for Iwa, whom he found and they got back together. The moral of the story was to respect women and to not take anything for granted. Then Dr. Gbadegesin told us about the Principles of Ma’at and the Instructions of Ptahhotep, which he said helped to lay the basis of the Ten Commandments. This was yet another lecture which showed me how Africans set up the basis for a modern day concept. This lecture also taught me a lot about character, I especially drew a lot from the store.
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