The History Okeluse in Ondo State as told by them
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- As a Yoruba teacher, one of my greatest dreams is to preserve the history of every town and village across Yoruba land. Often, when I inquire about someone’s origins, they mention a larger neighboring city instead of their own town. This usually happens because many people are unfamiliar with the history of their own places. I believe that to truly take pride in our heritage, we must first know and understand it.
Many of these towns and villages are not well-represented online, and we have already lost so much knowledge due to insufficient documentation. We must not let this trend continue. It is our duty to document our history for future generations.
Today, I am delighted to share the story of Okeluse, a town in Ondo State, Nigeria, told in their own words. Enjoy!
Which town should we explore next?
If you are interested in supporting or sponsoring the documentation of a town or village, please contact me at oluko@eayoruba.com.
We expected Yorùbá version to run the documentary. Thank you sir.
Please explore lanlate in ibarapa too
I heard about this town before because of their king
Bí ọmọdé ò bá bá'tàn yóò bá àrọbá, àrọbá sì rè é baba ìtàn ni.
Ẹ kú iṣẹ́ takuntakun o, kò ní sú u yín láṣẹ Èdùmàrè.
Keep up the good work sir. Yoruba lagba.
Very interestingly, a looking back story that STRESSES traditional beliefs that serve ONLY the interests of idols worshipers and HEAVILY promotes idolatry WITHOUT ANY reference or allusion to the FAITH of the past Kings, Chiefs and the offsprings of Okeluse (like you and I) in Christianity-in particular.
With ALL due regards and credits to the efforts PUT into the Project and the due diligence of story lines as narrated by ALL responsible individuals accordingly.
In honest, after reflections on the MESSAGE communicates THROUGHOUT the presentation, I have little interest in BACKWARD looking beyond providing informations that INFORM us of the ROOT or Origin of Okeluse.
In reality, I see NO benefit in backward looking that amounts to NOTHING short of EMPTY retrospection that lacks introspection we need for INNOVATIVE perspective towards a civilized community that Okeluse and the INDIGENOUS of Okeluse-Desperately deserves.
For instance, if at one point in our historical past we labeled ourselves, rather NEGATIVELY as “Ilu ti ati bi omo ti oun ba omo leru” during our TOTAL reliance on Idols worshipping-in our animism ORIENTED thinking 🤔 past MUST we STILL assume such label in this day and age?
In our PAST, Okeluse past history that is, we have MANY of us (Okeluse) offerings, MANY of them are Leaders on many higher capacities; who were and are CONVERTED to Christian Faith and other religions.
The FACT is, for obvious SEASONS the story lines in the presentation, being MAINLY interested in Animism origin of Okeluse-in TOTAL disregard of those of us who are of Christian Faith and other religions-EVERYTHING said by everyone in the presentation COMPLETELY overlooked and overshadowed the POINT I made above.
Ones who are of other religions, like myself a Christian, are wondering why such EXCLUSIVITIES?
Considering the fact that our adage says “Enikan kije awa de” and “Agbajo owo ni a fin soya”. By interpretation, those of us who are NO more of the idol worshipers, and we are Christians and others of other religions are we still EXPECTED and WELCOME at the proverbial ROUND TABLE TALKS within the Okeluse Community-as presented in the presentation?
A CLOSE observations of line of narrative expressed and points being made would CONCLUDES that ALL Okeluse indigenous from day one were IDOLS worshipers, and they are CONTINUE totally till today.
The FACT is, everyone KNOWS, that Christians are TOTALLY committed to our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Holy Bible that says in Exodus 20:4-5 (ERV)
“Don't worship or serve idols of any kind, because I, the LORD, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. People who sin against me become my enemies, and I will punish them. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.”
If the current representatives of Okeluse insists on BELIEVING that the ONLY option is the status quo without taking into account the rest of us Christians and people of other religions, EXCLUDING us CANNOT but SAPS out the type of FORWARD looking and VISIONS Okeluse is in need of and we are MORE than capable of realizing BEYOND being a community that is totally dependent on idols and idolatry practices,
For EXAMPLE, we Christians are NOT proud of the level “Ilu ti ambi omo ti ounba omo leru”. Such OVERTLY negative thinking ONLY speaks of our Animistic past. A past some of our ancestors have put behind them as they BECOME Christians-since Christianity teaches otherwise.
Christianity teaches, unlike the so called ancestry religions, that we are our brothers/sisters-fellow Okeluse’s KEEPERS-period.
For the sake of conversations, who expects ANYONE born into a town/city that he/she is told “by the way, you are to be AFRAID of the place you are born”? The IMPLICATIONS of such thinking and talk-from Christian view and understanding is evil and of the Devil-NOT of God Who MAKES us humans in Hid image.
Besides, who should be PROUD of such saying in ANY civilized and God FEARING society-a byproduct of our idol worshiping past. No WONDER most of Okeluse indigenous are coming to Okeluse less often as it were the case now a days.
By the way, does ANYONE of the Leaders presented in the Program belongs to any other religions apart from animism?
If ANY of them is a Christian who BELIEVES in the Holy Bible by his/her expressions in the presentation-one could hardly tell for sure.
I guess we can agree to disagree on that, and I understand that much; because I am that tolerance
However, that RAISES the question whether there is any room for a person who HOLDS to Christian views based on the Holy Bible in the KIND of IDEAL Okeluse presented in the presentation?
My Name is Pastor Samuel Olomoniyi Th.D; PhD.
Why are you running the commentary in English
valid question.
there are english and Yoruba versions... I decided to publish the English so people who doesn't speak Yoruba can understand the beauty of their culture. Ẹ ṣeun gan ni
I disagree with u on ds.
@@EAYorubarespectfully we expected the Yoruba version. That's y the English subtitle is there.
It is wise not to limit the documentary to only Yoruba speakers. Or else, one may lose the very essence of what the documentary aim to achieve. So they are right to produce in two languages.
@@myengineerstv is also a good point....yet never to wrong to use run the documentary in Yoruba. The subtitles will come in English simple. That's just and observation.