IFA teaches us in Odu Ifa Oyeku Obara:
ekute ile ko nii mu oje ogiri ko yee
difa fun Lasilo
to da egbo si ese osi
to lo nmo ti otun
eeyan to da egbo si ese osi
to lo nmo ti otun
araa re lo ntan an je…
a mouse will not lick the water of fermented melon and survive
this was Ifa’s revelation to Lasilo
who had a wound on his left leg
but chose to apply the medicine to the right leg
the one with a wounded left leg
who decided to treat the right leg
he is only deceiving himself…
we must be careful to be truthful to ourselves so we do not participate in selfdestructive behaviors. one who has a wounded left leg, yet medicates the right leg, is only doing damage to one’s self.