Kama unataka kufanikiwa, unapaswa kuwa mnyenyekevu na msikivu, na kisha kuwa tayari kujifunza kutoka kwa wengine na kuchukua hatua kwenye maisha yako. Kama kuna kitu chochote ambacho wengine wameweza kufanya, hata wewe unaweza kukifanya kama utakuwa na maarifa sahihi na kuweka juhudi za kutosha. Lakini watu wengi wamekuwa wanajizuia kujifunza (more…)
“If we judge as good and evil only the things in the power of our own choice, then there is no room left for blaming gods or being hostile to others.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.41 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii mpya ambayo tumekuwa nayo leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya (more…)
Maisha ni mchezo, na kwenye huo mchezo kuna ambao wanashinda na wapo wengi ambao wanashindwa. Kushinda au kushindwa kwenye mchezo huu wa maisha kunategemea sana jinsi ambavyo umezielewa sheria za mchezo huo na kuzizingatia. Lakini pia ipo njia ya uhakika ya kushinda kwenye huu mchezo wa maisha, ambayo wengi hawaijui (more…)
“When you are distressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moment’s notice.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.47 Shukrani ndiyo namna pekee ya kuipokea zawadi hii ya siku mpya tuliyoiona leo. Na (more…)
Hofu ndiyo kikwazo kwa wengi kuchukua hatua ambazo wanajua wanapaswa kuchukua ili kufanikiwa. Na moja ya hofu ambayo imekuwa kikwazo kwa wengi ni hofu ya kushindwa. Sote tunajua kwamba kama tunataka kufanikiwa tunapaswa kufanya kitu cha tofauti, tunapaswa kuchukua hatua ambazo hatujawahi kuchukua huko nyuma. Lakini hatua hizo za tofauti (more…)
“Think by way of example on the times of Vespasian, and you’ll see all these things: marrying, raising children, falling ill, dying, wars, holiday feasts, commerce, farming, flattering, pretending, suspecting, scheming, praying that others die, grumbling over one’s lot, falling in love, amassing fortunes, lusting after office and power. Now (more…)
Nimeshaliandika hili mara nyingi mpaka kitabu kizima nimeandika kuhusu muda. Lakini naomba nilirudie tena kwa msisitizo mkubwa. Hakuna siku hata moja utapata muda wa kufanya kile unachojiambia ukipata muda utafanya. Kama kuna kitu unajiambia unataka kufanya, lakini kwa sasa huna muda, jua hakuna siku utakuja kupata muda wa kufanya kitu (more…)
“The universe is change. Life is opinion.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.3.4b Ni siku nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata nafasi hii nzuri sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Msingi wetu ni NIDHAMU, UADILIFU NA KUJITUMA, Mwongozo wetu ni AFYA, UTAJIRI (more…)
Kwa asili, sisi binadamu ni viumbe wabinafsi. Huwa tunaweka maslahi yetu mbele kabla ya maslahi ya watu wengine. Na hili halina ubaya wowote, kwa sababu ndiyo limetuwezesha kuendelea kuwa hai na kuzaliana. Chochote tunachofanya, huwa tunaanza kujiuliza kinatusaidia nini sisi kwanza. Au kuna manufaa gani yaliyopo kwa ajili yetu. Kujua (more…)
“Remember that you are an actor in a play, playing a character according to the will of the playwright—if a short play, then it’s short; if long, long. If he wishes you to play the beggar, play even that role well, just as you would if it were a cripple, (more…)