“Be wise and self-controlled, and share in courage and justice … the art by which a human would become good. We must do just that!” —Musonius Rufus Falsafa ya Ustoa ina misingi mikuu minne. Misingi hiyo tunaweza kuigawa kwenye pande mbili, upande wa kwanza ni kwetu wenyewe na upande wa (more…)
Akiba ni kitu unachoweka wakati mambo yako yanakwenda vizuri, ili kikusaidie pale mambo yatakavyokwenda vibaya. Unapozingatia hilo, unaepuka usumbufu na gharama zisizo na ulazima. Mfano unapojikuta kwenye changamoto za kifedha, ukiwa na akiba unazitatua, ukiwa huna, unaingia kwenye mkopo ambao utakuumiza zaidi. Unanunua mwavuli wakati wa kiangazi, ili wakati wa (more…)
“Most people act, not according to their meditations, and not according to their feelings, but as if hypnotized, based on some senseless repetition of patterns.” – Leo Tolstoy Hebu jipe nafasi ya kutafakari kila kitu unachofanya kwenye maisha yako na kujiuliza kwa nini umefanya ulichofanya na kwa namna ulivyofanya? Je (more…)
Ni watu wachache sana ambao huwa wanafanya makosa kwa kusudia. Wengi huwa wanaanza na nia njema kabisa, lakini matokeo yanakuja kuwa makosa makubwa na yenye madhara. Mara nyingi tunapofanya maamuzi ya kufanya kitu, huwa tunaamini hatua tunazokwenda kuchukua zitarahisisha zaidi hali kuliko ilivyo sasa. Mfano mtu anapochukua hatua ya kudanganya, (more…)
“Blaming others is an entertainment which some people like and cannot restrain themselves from. When you see all the harm this blaming causes, you see that it is a sin not to stop people from practicing this entertainment.” – Leo Tolstoy Kuwalaumu wengine ni moja ya burudani ambayo wengi wanaipenda. (more…)
Muda ni changamoto kwa kila mtu, kila mtu hana muda na kila mtu anapoteza muda. Yaani ni sawa na kumkuta mtu anakulalamikia hana fedha, lakini wakati huo huo anachukua fedha na kuzitupa. Kwenye fedha inaonekana haraka, lakini kwenye muda haionekani, kwa sababu muda huwa unatuponyoka. Mtu anaweza kupambana apate muda (more…)
“If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the same endures.” – Musonius Rufus Kama ukikamilisha kitu kilicho sahihi kwa kuweka juhudi kubwa, maumivu ya kazi yanapita, lakini (more…)
Wahamasishaji, washauri, viongozi wa dini na watu wengine ambao watu wanawaamini na kuwatumia kama mwongozo kwao katika kufanya maamuzi mbalimbali, wamekuwa wanaonekana ni watu wenye uwezo fulani wa juu kuliko wengine. Kuonesha hilo, wale wenye mafanikio makubwa kwenye kuwashawishi wengi wafuate kile wanachowaambia, wamepewa jina la guru, ikiwa ni neno (more…)
“Hurried work done in irritation attracts the unfavorable attention of others. Real work is always quiet, constant, and inconspicuous.” – Leo Tolstoy Kazi isiyo sahihi, inayofanywa kwa haraka na kelele nyingi, huwa inawavutia wengi na kuonekana ni maarufu. Lakini huwa siyo kazi sahihi na matokeo yake huleta uharibifu kwa wengi. (more…)
Fanya kazi kwa juhudi na maarifa na utafika kwenye mafanikio makubwa. Huu ni ushauri ambao kila mtu anayetaka mafanikio ya uhakika huwa anapewa. Lakini wengi huwa hawauelewi ushauri huu na hivyo kuishia kuumia. Ushauri unaeleza wazi kwamba fanya kazi kwa juhudi na maarifa, ukisisitiza upande wako wewe ni kuweka kazi. (more…)