Uhuru na utumwa unaendana na werevu na upumbavu. Ukiwa mwerevu ni rahisi sana kuwa huru, ukiwa mpumbavu lazima uwe mtumwa. Tofauti ya mwerevu na mpumbavu inayozalisha uhuru au utumwa ni hii; Mwerevu hakuna chochote anachokitaka, bali anafurahia kila anachokipata na kukitumia vizuri. Hakuna kitu chochote ambacho mwerevu anaweza kusema hawezi (more…)
“First practice not letting people know who you are—keep your philosophy to yourself for a bit. In just the manner that fruit is produced—the seed buried for a season, hidden, growing gradually so it may come to full maturity. But if the grain sprouts before the stalk is fully developed, (more…)
Dunia inabadilika kwa kasi kubwa, Kadiri sayansi na teknolojia inavyokua, ndivyo kazi nyingi zinavyozidi kupotezwa kwenye soko la ajira. Na hata baadhi ya biashara zinapotezwa kabisa na ukuaji wa teknolojia. Tumekuwa tunaona jinsi ambavyo watu wanasoma na kukosa ajira, jinsi ambavyo makampuni yaliyokuwa maarufu zamani kwa kuzalisha bidhaa fulani yanavyopotea (more…)
“Try praying differently, and see what happens: Instead of asking for ‘a way to sleep with her,’ try asking for ‘a way to stop desiring to sleep with her.’ Instead of ‘a way to get rid of him,’ try asking for ‘a way to not crave his demise.’ Instead of (more…)
Jua linawaka na kutawanya nguvu zake kwenye eneo kubwa. Nguvu hiyo inatupatia mwanga wenye manufaa makubwa kwenye maisha yetu. Mwanga huo wa jua unapokusanywa na kuelekezwa eneo moja, unatoa nguvu kubwa yenye uwezo wa kuchoma na kuunguza kitu na hata kuzalisha umeme pia. Nguvu ni ile ile ya mwanga, lakini (more…)
“No, it is events that give rise to fear—when another has power over them or can prevent them, that person becomes able to inspire fear. How is the fortress destroyed? Not by iron or fire, but by judgments . . . here is where we must begin, and it is (more…)
Unapokuwa unaweka mipango, fikiri mambo makubwa, usijiwekee ukomo wowote ule katika kufikiri kwako. Kwa sababu wote tunajua fikra zetu ndizo zinazoumba uhalisia wetu. Unapokuwa unachukua hatua, anza kidogo, pale unapoweza kuanzia sasa, usisubiri mpaka uweze kuchukua hatua kubwa. Kwa sababu wote tunajua hatua ndogo ndogo zinazojirudia rudia ndizo zinazozalisha matokeo (more…)
“Zeno always said that nothing was more unbecoming than putting on airs, especially with the young.” —DIOGENES LAERTIUS, LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS, 7.1.22 Ni nani awezaye kusema ameiona siku hii nyingine mpya kwa sababu ya akili zake, ujanja wake na nguvu au juhudi zake? Ni mpumbavu pekee anayeweza kufikiri (more…)
Unajua kwa nini biashara nyingi zinaishia kushindwa? Ni kwa sababu waanzilishi wa biashara hizo hawana chochote cha tofauti cha kuwavutia wateja kwenda kununua kwenye biashara hizo. Kila kinachofanyika kwenye biashara hiyo ndiyo kinachofanyika kwenye biashara nyingine pia. Ni kama mkakati wao wa kununua ni kuwaambia wateja njooni mnunue kwangu, mteja (more…)
“Let us get used to dining out without the crowds, to being a slave to fewer slaves, to getting clothes only for their real purpose, and to living in more modest quarters.” —SENECA, ON TRANQUILITY OF MIND, 9.3b Siku mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumeipata nafasi hii (more…)