It is believed that basically all Orí is good as derived from the Supreme Being, Olódùmarè. But the condition of man in the world, how he spends his life in relation to his environment, and his general conduct, can always make a change in the state of his Ori.
In light of this, man can have good Ori or bad Ori depending on various factors. A person’s character may spoil his good Ori and even make it bad to the effect that his whole course of life is adversely affected. Evil men can make a man’s good Ori to deteriorate.
From the above, it is clear that Olódùmarè did not make any Orí be bad. There is no appearance of evil in the abode of Olódùmarè.
Orí originated from Olódùmarè to human beings. Ori was very good as at the time it was leaving ọrùn for ayé . This is further strengthened by the Yoruba Odu corpus according to Ogbe Ogunda, which says:
Ìwà nìkàn lo ṣòro o,
Ìwà nìkan lo soro;
Ori kan kii buru lotu Ife,
Iwa nikan lo soro
Character is all that is requisite,
Character is all that is requisite;
There is no destiny (Ori) to be called unhappy in Ife city.
Character is all that is requisite.
In addition, the Yoruba also have a saying: eni lori rere ti ko niwa, iwa lo ma a bori re je (However happy a person’s destiny may be, if he has no character, it is (lack of) character that will ruin his destiny (Ori). Ori play important roles in human life that is why we need to always make propitiation to Orí frequently for easy and smooth journey in life
Ire O!