proverb
The earth is what we return to
Philosophical Summary
Associated with Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì, this teaching shatters human ego and the hoarding of wealth. It asserts that every journey, regardless of its grandeur, terminates in the earth. It creates a theological symmetry between birth and death, reminding us that no status or power can circumvent the final return home to the soil.
Sacred Verses
isese
Yorùbá
A dífá fún ilẹ̀; ilẹ̀ ni à ń bọ̀ l'éyìn.
English
The earth is what we return to after all journeys. No matter the path taken, the destination remains the same.
Tradition Perspectives
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