“Try to be the master over greed, sloth, lechery, and rage.” – Leo Tolstoy Tulijifunza ushindi mkubwa na udumuo ni ushindi juu yako mwenyewe. Je ni vitu gani unavyopaswa kuvishinda kwako ili uwe na maisha bora? Vipo vingi, lakini muhimu vya kuanzia ni hivi; Ishinde tamaa na ulafi, hivi vinakuangusha (more…)
Kuwa makini sana na kile unachokitegemea kwenye maisha yako, maana unakipa nguvu kubwa kwenye maisha yako. Chochote kile unachokitegemea ndiyo kinachoyatawala maisha yako. Kile unachotegemea kikuinue na kukupandisha juu, ndiyo hicho kicho kitakachokushusha na kukuangusha. Kama upendeleo wa wengine ndiyo umekupandisha wewe juu, jua pia upendeleo huo utakapoondolewa ndicho kitakachokuangusha (more…)
“A victory over oneself is a bigger and a better victory than a victory over thousands of people in a score of battles. Those who have achieved victory over other people can be defeated in future battles, but those who have achieved victory over themselves become victors forever.” —DHAMMAPAD Ushindi (more…)
Kuna sababu kwa nini kila aina ya jamii ina aina zake za hadithi. Hadithi ambazo zimekuwa zinatumika kufundisha maadili na misingi mbalimbali kwenye jamii hizo. Sisi binadamu tunaelewa zaidi kupitia hadithi kuliko maelezo ya kawaida. Pia tunakumbuka zaidi hadithi kuliko tunavyoweza kukumbuka maelezo mengine tunayopewa. Kupitia hadithi, tunauvaa uhusika, na (more…)
“Listen and be attentive, but do not speak too much; and when you are asked a question, answer briefly. Do not be ashamed to accept that sometimes you do not know an answer to what you were asked. Do not get into an argument just for the sake of argument; (more…)
Mmoja wa wanasayansi wa mageuzi (evolution) alifikiria kwamba asili huwa inatengeneza vitu vyenye matumizi. Kama kitu kitatengenezwa halafu kisitumiwe, basi huwa kinapotea. Kwa kufikiri huko, alikuja na dhana kwamba hapo zamani, nyoka walikuwa na miguu, ila kwa kuwa hawakuitumia miguu yao, basi ilipotea. Hakuwa sahihi kwenye nyoka, lakini alikuwa sahihi (more…)
“Do not despair. Do not be disappointed if you see that you cannot accomplish all the good which you would like to accomplish. If you fall, try to stand up; try to overcome the obstacle before you. Get to the heart of the matter, to the essence of things.” —MARCUS (more…)
Upo kwenye sherehe na wakati wa kupata chakula umefika. Kuna sehemu mbili za kuchukua chakula, sehemu moja ina vyakula vya kawaida ambavyo kila mtu anavipenda na sehemu nyingine ina vyakula vya kipekee ambavyo wewe ndiyo unavitaka. Uko na marafiki zako kwenye sherehe hiyo, mnaongea mengi na mna wakati mzuri. Sasa (more…)
“It is a big mistake to think that faith is immutable, that it does not change over generations. The longer mankind exists y its faith becomes simpler and stronger. And the simpler and stronger our faith becomes, the better we live.” – Leo Tolstoy Ni makosa makubwa sana kufikiri kwamba (more…)
Hakuna binadamu asiye na hofu, Hofu ni sehemu yetu wanadamu, ndiyo kitu pekee kinachotufanya tuendelee kuwa hai. Siku ambayo utaondoa kabisa hofu zote ulizonazo, ni siku ambayo utakuwa kwenye hatari kubwa. Hofu ni njia ya akili zetu kutuambia tunapaswa kuwa makini zaidi na kitu kwa sababu kuna madhara makubwa mbeleni. (more…)