“These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own harvest. . . . It succeeds in its own purpose . . .” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.1–2 Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni shukrani pekee tunayopaswa kuitoa kwa (more…)
Kwenye jambo lolote maishani mwako, nafasi nzuri kwako kwenda ni ile yenye mkusanyiko mdogo wa watu. Hapo ndipo unapoweza kupata nafasi ya kufanya kitu na kikaonekana na pia ukapata manufaa mazuri. Lakini hivi sivyo asili yetu binadamu ilivyo, tunapenda kwenda sehemu yenye mkusanyiko mkubwa wa watu, tukiamini kwamba wengi hawakosei. (more…)
“When you let your attention slide for a bit, don’t think you will get back a grip on it whenever you wish—instead, bear in mind that because of today’s mistake everything that follows will be necessarily worse. . . . Is it possible to be free from error? Not by (more…)
Watu ambao hawajafanikiwa wana tabia moja. Tabia hiyo ni kuyafanya mafanikio kuonekana kitu kibaya na wale waliofanikiwa kuonekana watu wabaya. Wale ambao hawajapata kile wanachotaka, wana tabia ya kuwadharau wale ambao wamepata, kwa kujiwekea mazingira ya kuonesha kwamba wale waliopata wanachotaka hawajapata kwa usahihi. Kuna wakati wataonesha kwamba wamepata kwa (more…)
“Here’s a way to think about what the masses regard as being ‘good’ things. If you would first start by setting your mind upon things that are unquestionably good—wisdom, self-control, justice, courage—with this preconception you’ll no longer be able to listen to the popular refrain that there are too many (more…)
Kama umewahi kuangalia mchezo wowote, hasa mpira wa miguu, ambao una ushindani mkali, pale timu moja inapoifunga timu nyingine, ghafla mchezo unabadilika. Timu iliyofunga inapunguza kushambulia na kukazana kulinda zaidi ili isifungwe. Na timu inayokuwa imefungwa inakazana kushambulia zaidi ili kufunga. Hali hii husababisha moja kati ya mambo haya mawili, (more…)
“Epictetus says we must discover the missing art of assent and pay special attention to the sphere of our impulses—that they are subject to reservation, to the common good, and that they are in proportion to actual worth.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.37 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri (more…)
Huwa nasema ukitaka kuyaelewa maisha, basi ielewe asili. Kama hujui misingi gani uishi kwenye maisha yako, basi angalia misingi ya asili, angalia asili inajiendeshaje na yaendeshe maisha yako hivyo na utakuwa na maisha bora sana. Moja ya kanuni muhimu za asili unazopaswa kuzijua na kuziishi ni kanuni kwamba maisha ni (more…)
“What is bad luck? Opinion. What are conflict, dispute, blame, accusation, irreverence, and frivolity? They are all opinions, and more than that, they are opinions that lie outside of our own reasoned choice, presented as if they were good or evil. Let a person shift their opinions only to what (more…)
Kila mmoja wetu amekuwa anakutana na matatizo mbalimbali kwenye maisha yake. Na matatizo mengi huanza kusumbua pale yanapokuwa makubwa. Lakini ukweli ni kwamba, hakuna tatizo linaloanza likiwa kubwa. Hakuna mtu anaamka siku moja na kujikuta kwenye deni la mamilioni. Hakuna tu anaamka siku moja na kujikuta ana uzito uliopitiliza. Na (more…)