Proverb #573

“ Ụwa wụ otu mbịa.”

YOLO! You only live once! 
Therefore make the most of this life since there are no do overs. Or as our Latin friends will say "Carpe Diem". You can you use this maxim as an excuse to do stupid things or as an encouragement to seize the opportunities before you; either way you only get one shot - 

Ụwa wụ otu mbịa!

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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Proverb #572

“A jụwa ajụjụ ala a sị jụa ewii.”

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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Proverb #571

“Awọ buma ede, ya rị ka ebom agaghị egwu ji.”

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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Proverb #570

“Ahụshie ọgọ a~shị hụwára ya ede.”

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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Proverb #569

“E zuo e zuo kwịịga (kwaba) nwanwa n'olulu ya aghọ (aŵọ) aja.”

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Proverb #568

“Ike pụrụ Mbieri na Nkwọ~Ọrjị.”

  

All across Igbo-land, all the markets that still retain the sense of our old weekdays are special - because they retain the sense of remembrance as our old (sic) elders - women and men, eke out a living in them. In that country that hardly affords them any. Eke, Orie, Afọ, Nkwọ ... Remember them.

Long before the British Came. Long before banks and economic systems - failed. The simple rhythms of life prevailed  ... in fours came the days. Go do a cursory check across the cultures of Africa - see what they call their days. See if anyone remembers. And till today - some of these markets are still there and retain our sense of history and depth of perspective. Okwu m ji bụrụ ụka bụkwara ilu.The market pictured is off the Okigwe-Owerri express way in Orjị | Oji a further ways inland - no more than a 1000 steps - is where my own pleasant peoples settled. Mbieri.
Birikwoo!! Mụanụ !! Zụanụ !!

The proverb means: Of course, Mbieri sits on the
very Nkwọ-ọrjị market. In a paraphrase.

Ndị Ọrjị na ndị Ọbazụ - ha na-nwe akụkọ ...

This Photo was graciously provided by Adobi Anukam.

Angles and Shades: Kelechi Isiodu.

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Proverb #567

“Onye ihere anaghị ata ose ojị.”

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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Proverb #566

“Onye isii bawa mba ọgụ, mara na Ọ zọgidere okwute ụkwụ.”

Proverb contributed By John Isiodu, Umunjam, Mbieri.

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