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…)
“Help should be mutual. Moreover, those who accept help and assistance from their brothers should pay them back, not only with money, but with love, respect, and gratitude.” – Leo Tolstoy Sisi jamii ya binadamu, tumefanikiwa kuliko viumbe wengine wote hapa duniani kwa sababu ya ushirikiano wetu. Kila mtu kuna (more…)
Tabia pekee ya sisi wanadamu ambayo imetupa mafanikio makubwa ni ushirikiano baina ya binadamu. Katika ushirikiano huu, kuna kutoa na kupokea. Kutoa ni sehemu ya ushirikiano huu ambayo inapewa uzito sana, kwa sababu ni rahisi watu kujisahau, wakapokea tu bila kutoa. Hivyo ili kujenga jamii bora, lazima kila mtu awe (more…)
“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.” – Dalai Lama Ili maisha yako ya kiimani yakamilike, unahitaji vitu viwili, hekalu na falsafa. Hekalu ni pale roho yako inapoishi, Falsafa ni kile roho yako inaamini (more…)
Ni rahisi kuwapa watu ushauri pale wanapokuwa na matatizo au changamoto fulani. Lakini sisi wenyewe tunapokuwa kwenye tatizo au changamoto hiyo hiyo, hatuwezi kutumia ushauri wetu wenyewe. Hii ni kwa sababu huwa tunajiaminisha kwamba tatizo tulilonalo sisi ni tofauti na matatizo wanayokuwa nayo watu wengine. Lakini huo siyo ukweli, ni (more…)
“Do not wish for death just because your life is hard. All the burdens on your shoulders will help you fulfill your destiny. The only way to get rid of your burdens is to live your life in such a way that you fulfill your destiny.” —RALPH WALDO EMERSON Kifo (more…)