"Gossip and bragging are both forms of communication. And like most forms of communication, they say more about the speaker than they do about the subject being addressed. You have heard the quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that says 'Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.' It is tried and true! The more important issue at hand is the fact that 'McWorld' breeds small minds in abundance. By small minds, I don't mean book smarts. I mean the ability to produce ORIGINAL THOUGHT. 

Even within the ranks of orisa lifestyle, we are overlooking the importance of the adage that says 'Ori ni nkan,' which can be translated as 'Ori is unique.' It means that each of us is destined to make a distinct contribution, as opposed to everyone blindly mimicking one another. In the Holy Odu OgundaMeji, Orunmila posed a riddle to the orisa: Ifa says, when we get to the home of a respected elder, we bend down LOW!

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 Ifa, the question is, 'Who can accompany his devotee on a long journey, even over the seas, without ever stopping or turning back?' Each of the orisa stood up to say they could accomplish the mission. Each of them was proven incapable of the great but very simple task. In the end, Orunmila declared that it is ori alone who can accompany his devotee on a long journey, even over the seas, without ever stopping or turning back. 

Indeed, ori is unique! Why? What exactly makes ori unique??? ORI IS WHAT YOU FIRST SELECTED IN THE HEAVENLY REALM! Honor your ORIGINAL THOUGHT everyday. Never compromise it in favor of fitting in. In troubled times, know that the hero is merely the one who will remain standing when others choose to sit down. This is what it means to live the medicine!"