Leo naongea na wale watu ambao walichagua njia fulani, lakini sasa wanafikiria huenda kama wangechukua njia mbadala basi mambo yao yangekuwa rahisi kuliko sasa. Hawa ni wale watu ambao walikuwa na nafasi ya kuweza kuajiriwa au kujiajiri, wao wakakataa kuajiriwa na kuamua kujiajiri, lakini sasa kwenye kujiajiri wamekutana na magumu (more…)
“This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.69 Kuiona siku hii mpya ya leo ni jambo la kushukuru sana. Kwa sababu ni bahati ambayo tumeipata sisi wachache, Wapo wengi waliopenda kuipata (more…)
Pata picha, umewasha tv kwa ajili ya kuangalia taarifa ya habari za siku nzima. Kisha ikaja habari mpasuko, na ukajiandaa kuiangalia. Mtangazaji akaonekana na kuanza kutangaza, kwamba kwa siku hiyo, kulikuwa na mabasi 20 yaliyotoka Dar kwenda Mbeya na yote yamefika salama kabisa, bila ya tatizo lolote. Utaichukuliaje habari hiyo? (more…)
“Soon you will die, and still you aren’t sincere, undisturbed, or free from suspicion that external things can harm you, nor are you gracious to all, knowing that wisdom and acting justly are one and the same.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.37 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine mpya tuliyoiona leo. (more…)
Kwenye kila jambo unalofanya kwenye maisha yako, kuna njia mbili mbele yako. Kuna njia ndefu, ambayo ndiyo sahihi, lakini ngumu na yenye changamoto nyingi. Halafu kuna njia fupi ambayo ni ya mkato, rahisi lakini isiyo sahihi. Kwa kuwa binadamu hatupendi ugumu, wote huwa tunashawishiwa kujaribu njia ya mkato, kwa kuamini (more…)
“You aren’t bothered, are you, because you weigh a certain amount and not twice as much? So why get worked up that you’ve been given a certain lifespan and not more? Just as you are satisfied with your normal weight, so you should be with the time you’ve been given.” (more…)
Naamini umewahi kusikia ushauri huu, unaweza kupata chochote kile unachotaka kwenye maisha yako, au kuwa yeyote yule unayetaka kuwa. Ukaambiwa kwa hamasa kubwa na kuamini kwamba hilo linawezekana. Ni kweli kabisa kwamba linawezekana, ila halitawezekana kama utaendelea kuishi kama unavyoishi sasa. Ili kupata unachotaka, unahitaji kuishi tofauti kabisa na unavyoishi (more…)
“Walk the long gallery of the past, of empires and kingdoms succeeding each other without number. And you can also see the future, for surely it will be exactly the same, unable to deviate from the present rhythm. It’s all one whether we’ve experienced forty years or an aeon. What (more…)
Sisi binadamu ni viumbe wa hisia, huwa tunasukumwa kufanya maamuzi kwa hisia kabla ya kufikiri. Kufanya maamuzi kwa hisia ndiyo chanzo cha matatizo yote tunayopitia kama binadamu. Pamoja na kwamba tunapenda kufanya maamuzi yetu kwa kufikiri, hisia huwa zinatuingilia. Ni vigumu sana kupingana na hisia ukishakuwa katikati ya hisia. Hivyo (more…)
Watu wengi hawafurahii kazi au biashara wanazofanya kwa sababu hawafanyi kwa ajili yao. Wanafanya kwa ajili ya watu wengine au kwa ajili ya kupata kitu fulani. Sasa kwa kufanya hivyo, unaweza kuwaridhisha wengine na unaweza kupata unachotaka, lakini utulivu wa ndani hutaweza kuupata. Sababu sahihi ya kufanya chochote unachofanya ni (more…)