@aka_awele_707: IYI-ỌJỊ ( A Word Is a Bond ) Ancestors Teach: Come closer and listen. ➤ Before our fathers wrote agreements with ink, they sealed them with the mouth. When an elder said, “I will,” those words were not thrown into the wind. They were carried in the heart. That is the lesson of Iyi-Ọjị. A person may forget the words they spoke, but the weight of those words does not disappear. ➤ So the elders warned: Do not give your word when your heart is already planning to break it. Do not decorate an empty promise with beautiful speech. Do not say “I will” simply because the moment demands an answer. For every word you release becomes a seed. It can grow into trust. Or it can grow into shame. Your mouth can build a bridge between people. Your mouth can also burn that bridge down. ➤ Iyi-Ọjị teaches: Before you give your word, weigh it. Once you give it, carry it. Because a person's character is often heard before it is seen, in the words they choose to keep. #creatorsearchinsights #Inspiration #igboculture #IgboTradition #fyp #viralpost
