“Such behavior! People don’t want to praise their contemporaries whose lives they actually share, but hold great expectations for the praise of future generations—people they haven’t met or ever will! This is akin to being upset that past generations didn’t praise you.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 6.18 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa kupata (more…)
Tunapofikiria mafanikio kwenye maisha yetu, huwa tunafikiria mambo makubwa sana. Na kila tunapoyaangalia mambo hayo, huku tukiangalia pale tulipo sasa, huwa tunaona ni vigumu kufika pale. Tunakosa kabisa hata nguvu ya kuanza, kwa sababu tunakuwa hatujui tunaanzia wapi. Mara zote nimekuwa nakuambia ufikiri makubwa, lakini uanze kwa hatua ndogo. Hii (more…)
“You have proof in the extent of your wanderings that you never found the art of living anywhere—not in logic, nor in wealth, fame, or in any indulgence. Nowhere. Where is it then? In doing what human nature demands. How is a person to do this? By having principles be (more…)
Mimi siyo muumini wa kulalamika au kuwalaumu wengine. Mimi ni muumini wa kuchukua hatua, kama kuna kitu sikipendi basi nakibadili na kama siwezi kukibadili basi naachana nacho na kufanya mambo mengine. Lakini kuna wengi wanapenda kulalamika, na wanajishawishi kwamba wana haki ya kulalamika, kwa sababu labda wameonewa, wamedhulumiwa au kufanyiwa (more…)
“Since habit is such a powerful influence, and we’re used to pursuing our impulses to gain and avoid outside our own choice, we should set a contrary habit against that, and where appearances are really slippery, use the counterforce of our training.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.12.6 Ni jambo la kushukuru sana (more…)
Anza kujiheshimu wewe mwenyewe. Huwa tunataka wengine watuheshimu, watutambue kwa umuhimu wetu na mchango mkubwa tunaofanya. Lakini je, sisi wenyewe tunajiheshimu? Sisi wenyewe tunajitambua kwa nafasi, umuhimu na mchango tulionao? Kwa sababu chochote ambacho tunataka wengine watupe, huwa wanaanza kuangalia kama tunajipa sisi wenyewe kitu hicho. Kama tunajipa basi na (more…)
“There’s nothing worse than a wolf befriending sheep. Avoid false friendship at all costs. If you are good, straightforward, and well meaning it should show in your eyes and not escape notice.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.15 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ambayo tumeiona leo. Ni nafasi (more…)
Kama unataka maisha yako yawe rahisi, kama unataka kuacha kuyafanya maisha kuwa magumu zaidi ya yanavyopaswa kuwa, basi usitake kushinda kila aina ya ubishani. Kama kuna mtu amesema kitu ambacho hukubaliani nacho, siyo lazima uanze kubishana mpaka ushinde, kwa sababu unaamini wewe ndiyo uko sahihi zaidi. Tabasamu, tikisa kichwa na (more…)
“A benefit should be kept like a buried treasure, only to be dug up in necessity. . . . Nature bids us to do well by all. . . . Wherever there is a human being, we have an opportunity for kindness.” —SENECA, ON THE HAPPY LIFE, 24.2–3 Hongera sana (more…)
Bahati mbaya sana kwetu sisi binadamu ni kwamba huwa tunajijua kupitia magumu. Pale mambo yanapokuwa mazuri na rahisi huwa tunabweteka na kujisahau, kuona kila kitu kinakwenda vizuri na hatuna haja ya kujisumbua. Ni pale mambo yanapokwenda tofauti na tulivyozoea ndiyo tunasukumwa kuchukua hatua za tofauti, kufikiri tofauti na hapo ndipo (more…)