Everyday belongs to Èsù…
A hard-working Farmer will always come back home with a bag
full of food, that was what Òtúá Òtúrúpon told Orunmila (deity of wisdom).
Baba wanted to establish the business of buying and
reselling domestic animals (Òwò àróbò). He wanted to sell animals in the
ancient Èjìgbòròmekùn market. He was advised to consult Ifa so that he would be
assured that the business would be a profitable one for him.
That was when the Babalawo told Orunmila that he would
become rich and prosperous in life if he established the business. He was
advised to make Ébo (sacrifice) and appease Èsù (Orunmila's best friend). He
was told to always appease Èsù and fulfill every promise he made to people.
Orunmila made the Ébo and gave the offering to Èsù, all was accepted.A few days
later, Èsù visited Orunmila's house, they had a nice time together and they
were both in a happy mood. Orunmila took Èsù around his environs and Èsù saw
hundreds of animals that Orunmila was rearing.
Baba told his friend that he's going to Èjìgbòròmekùn market
the next day. Èsù begged Orunmila to dash him one big male goat (Obuko), he
wanted to eat it with his family. Orunmila promised Èsù that he should come
anytime tomorrow and collect it.
Orunmila said if he had already left for the market, Èsù
will find his male goat reserved in the backyard. Èsù was very happy and he
thanked Orunmila. The next day, Orunmila went to the market along with all the
animals in his compound. But he forgot to reserve the goat he promised his
friend, Èsù. Èsù went to Orunmila's house to find out there was no goat
left for him.
He thought Orunmila did it deliberately and decided to
punish Orunmila. He quickly went to Ogun's (deity of Iron) house to rope
Orunmila. He told him Orunmila said he is Ogun's enemy, that Orunmila
wanted to kill Ogun. Ogun became very angry and set out to fight Orunmila, he
made his way to Ojà Èjìgbòròmekùn.
Orunmila sold all the animals he brought to the market and
gained a lot of money. He used some of his profit to buy many beautiful items any
wealthy man should have. He was very happy.
On his way home, he met Ogun along the road and Ogun started
fighting Orunmila. Ogun fought Orunmila and threw away all his money and
properties. Orunmila came home with loss (Òfò). He was very sad and couldn't
figure out what he could have done wrong to Ogun. He didn't know the fight was
planned by Èsù.
Very funny. Èsù visited Orunmila the second day to
sympathize and commiserate with him, Èsù pretended as if he knew nothing about
what happened to his friend.
Èsù told Orunmila that, "Tí esín bá dá'ni atun'gùn i.e
"whenever you fall, you try to rise again and never give up till you make
it".
Orunmila made the same mistake the second time, this
time he was fought by Òrìsà Ìja and went home with nothing. The third time he
was fought by Òrìsà Òsóòsì and again went home with nothing.Orunmila repeated
that same mistake the fourth time, now Èsù promised to fight Orunmila by
himself. He took his big head stick (Kùmòn) and used his Ofe charm (power's of
our forefathers charm) to disappear from one place to another within seconds,
be it a short or long distance. He used it to enter the sky and used his stick
to cover the face of the sun. There then arrived an eclipse of the Sun.
Èsù did that so that it would be difficult for Orunmila to
recognize him. He started fighting Orunmila and Orunmila was afraid because he
had never seen this kind of Orisa fighting him before. He started calling on
his IFA priest.
Orunmila said:
" I know the first person who fought me was Ogun,
followed by Ìja and the Òsóòsì, they are deities and I know many things about
them. Who is this strange Orisa who turned a day into night with a sudden
eclipse, and moved towards me in darkness?"
Èsù fell sorry for Orunmila, he moved toward him, jumped up
and travelled to the sky the second time to remove his stick and the sky turn
it back to day. That was when Orunmila discovered that Èsù was the Orisa
fighting him. He asked Èsù what he had done to deserve such a fight from his
best friend? Èsù confessed he was the one that made Ogun, Ìja and Òsóòsì to
fight Orunmila. He then reminded Orunmila of his promise. Orunmila felt
very sorry and he begged Èsù, he told Èsù that he forgot the promise and that
he was going to bring him a big male goat as soon as he got home. Èsù forgave
Orunmila and Orunmila's business started booming. Èsù blessed and prayed for
Orunmila and Baba became very wealthy.
Èsù doesn't fight unnecessarily.
Under this Ifa story, Èsù punished Orunmila because he
forgot to fulfill his promise to him.
He made Orunmila learn that "a promise is a debt".
Don't make a promise you won't or forget to fulfill.
Èsù is a great Òrìsà and one of the deities selected by
Olodumare to have checks and balances in life. To teach that every action has
consequences whether good or bad.
Óóro Èsù !!!
Èsù is a good Òrìsà he answer prayers, he blesses people
with every Ire (goodness and prosperity) they seek. *Èsù can be the
greatest friend and helper of man, when they don't cross their boundaries. Do
good and see the good side of Èsù, do bad and see his other side.
Èsù ò gba ìrégbè (Èsù doesn't want nonsense), all you
need is to cooperate with him, always appease him, pray to him, ask for his
guidance and blessings, give him all that he requests from you on time.
Worship Èsù with a pure mind.
Èsù is the police of the universe.
Èsü_will_bless_us_all_and_never_fight_us.
Ogbe ate…
Àsè ABORU_ABOYE-ABOSISE.
Babalawo_falere_fagunwa_Ododoifa
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