Kila mtu anashindwa kwenye maisha, hakuna ubishi kwenye hilo, haijalishi umefanikiwa kiasi gani, kuna baadhi ya mambo utajaribu na kushindwa. Hata makampuni makubwa duniani, yamekuwa yanakuja na mawazo ya bidhaa au huduma mpya ambazo zinashindwa vibaya mno na kuanguka kwenye soko. Tatizo kwenye kushindwa linakuja pale ambapo kushindwa kwako unataka (more…)
“Eat like a human being, drink like a human being, dress up, marry, have children, get politically active—suffer abuse, bear with a headstrong brother, father, son, neighbor, or companion. Show us these things so we can see that you truly have learned from the philosophers.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.21.5–6 Ni siku (more…)
Mara nyingi huwa tunajipa majibu ya vitu ambavyo siyo sahihi. Mtu unakuwa hujui kitu fulani, kuhusu mtu au jambo, lakini unaamua kujipa majibu wewe mwenyewe, ambayo huwa siyo sahihi, bali ni matokeo ya fikra ulizonazo. Kwa njia hii tumekuwa tunajidanganya sana sisi wenyewe, tumekuwa tunajipa majibu ambayo siyo sahihi. Kwa (more…)
“The diseases of the rational soul are long-standing and hardened vices, such as greed and ambition—they have put the soul in a straitjacket and have begun to be permanent evils inside it. To put it briefly, this sickness is an unrelenting distortion of judgment, so things that are only mildly (more…)
Rafiki, eneo kubwa tunalokwama katika kupiga hatua kwenye maisha ni aina ya maamuzi ambayo tunafanya. Kwa kuwa maamuzi ndiyo yanayoamua ni hatua zipi tunachukua, tukifanya maamuzi bora tutachukua hatua kubwa na tukifanya maamuzi mabovu tutachukua hatua ambazo siyo nzuri. Kuna mitazamo miwili ya kufanya maamuzi ambayo unapaswa kuijua na kujua (more…)
“What is it then to be properly educated? It is learning to apply our natural preconceptions to the right things according to Nature, and beyond that to separate the things that lie within our power from those that don’t.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 1.22.9–10a Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri (more…)
Kuna kitu kimoja ambacho kina nguvu ya kujenga au kubomoa maisha yako. Kitu hicho ni mahusiano yako na watu mbalimbali kwenye maisha yako. Ubora wa mahusiano yako na wengine ndiyo ubora wa maisha yako. Yaani maisha yako yatakuwa bora kadiri mahusiano yako na wengine yanavyokuwa bora. Utakuwa na maisha bora (more…)
“People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in the mountains. You are very much in the habit of yearning for those same things. But this is entirely the trait of a base person, when you can, at any moment, find such a retreat in yourself. (more…)
Moja ya uwekezaji bora kabisa unaoweza kufanya kwenye maisha yako ni kwenye maendeleo yako binafsi. Kujifunza vizuri vipya ili kuwa bora zaidi kutakuwezesha kupiga hatua sana kwenye maisha yako. Lakini jua siyo kwamba hili litakusaidia wewe pekee, bali litawasaidia wengine wengi na hata dunia kwa ujumla. Kama umeajiriwa na ukawekeza (more…)
“I may wish to be free from torture, but if the time comes for me to endure it, I’ll wish to bear it courageously with bravery and honor. Wouldn’t I prefer not to fall into war? But if war does befall me, I’ll wish to carry nobly the wounds, starvation, (more…)