Huwa tunaweka sheria mbalimbali ili kutuongoza kwenye maisha yetu, lakini siyo wakati wote sheria zinaweza kuleta matokeo mazuri. Ndiyo maana hata kwenye tawala za nchi, licha ya sheria kuwa wazi na zinajulikana, bado tunahitaji kuwa na mahakama, ili kuweza kutumia busara na hekima kufikia maamuzi ambayo ni bora kwa kila (more…)
“When it comes to money, where we feel our clear interest, we have an entire art where the tester uses many means to discover the worth . . . just as we give great attention to judging things that might steer us badly. But when it comes to our own (more…)
Hakuna kitu ambacho sisi binadamu tunakiogopa kama kukaa bila ya kufanya kitu. Tumejizoesha kwamba kila wakati lazima tuwe na kitu cha kufanya, la sivyo hatujawa makini na maisha yetu. Hakuna ubaya wowote kuwa na kitu cha kufanya kila wakati, lakini ni hatari sana pale mtu unapofanya kitu ili tu uwe (more…)
“There are two things that must be rooted out in human beings—arrogant opinion and mistrust. Arrogant opinion expects that there is nothing further needed, and mistrust assumes that under the torrent of circumstance there can be no happiness.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.14.8 Ni siku nyingine mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. (more…)
Kuna masaa 24 pekee kwenye siku, imekuwa hivyo tangu dunia imeanza na itaenda hivyo miaka yote ambayo dunia itakuwepo. Kila mtu ana masaa hayo 24, hakuna anayeweza kupata hata sekunde moja ya ziada. Lakini karibu kila mtu analalamika kwamba muda haumtoshi. Hii ni sababu ambayo wengi wanaitumia kama kikwazo kwao (more…)
“When you first rise in the morning tell yourself: I will encounter busybodies, ingrates, egomaniacs, liars, the jealous and cranks. They are all stricken with these afflictions because they don’t know the difference between good and evil. Because I have understood the beauty of good and the ugliness of evil, (more…)
Kuna nguvu kubwa mbili zinazohusika kwenye kila hatua ambayo tunachukua kwenye maisha yetu. Nguvu hizo ni maumivu na uchoshi. Tunapokuwa hatuna kitu fulani tunachokitaka sana, huwa tunapata maumivu. Maumivu haya yanatusukuma kupata kile ambacho tunakitaka, na kadiri maumivu yanavyokuwa makubwa, ndivyo tunavyosukumwa kupata kitu hicho. Tunapopata kile tunachotaka, huwa tunakizoea (more…)
“First off, don’t let the force of the impression carry you away. Say to it, ‘hold up a bit and let me see who you are and where you are from—let me put you to the test’ . . .” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.18.24 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine (more…)
Kukosa maandalizi ni kikwazo kikubwa sana kwa wengi kufanikiwa. Wengi huwa wanapanga kufanya kitu, lakini hawana maandalizi ya kutosha, hivyo wanakwama kwa sababu kile wanachohitaji ili kuendelea hakipatikani. Ndiyo maana leo nakuambia kama unawahi mahali, tayari umeshachelewa. Yaani kama unaharakisha kufika mahali fulani, basi jua umeshachelewa. Ungepaswa kuondoka mapema kiasi (more…)
“Make sure you’re not made ‘Emperor,’ avoid that imperial stain. It can happen to you, so keep yourself simple, good, pure, saintly, plain, a friend of justice, god-fearing, gracious, affectionate, and strong for your proper work. Fight to remain the person that philosophy wished to make you. Revere the gods, (more…)