“Receive without pride, let go without attachment.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.33 Tumepata nafasi ya kuiona siku hii nyingine nzuri sana kwetu leo. Ni nafasi ya kipekee sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Kwa msingi wetu wa NIDHAMU, UADILIFU NA KUJITUMA pamoja na mwongozo wa (more…)
“Nothing is noble if it’s done unwillingly or under compulsion. Every noble deed is voluntary.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 66.16b Tuchukue nafasi hii kushukuru kwa bahati hii tuliyoipata ya kuiona siku hii mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Wote tunajua hii ni bahati tu, siyo nguvu zetu waka ujanja wetu. Hivyo (more…)
“Whenever you have trouble getting up in the morning, remind yourself that you’ve been made by nature for the purpose of working with others, whereas even unthinking animals share sleeping. And it’s our own natural purpose that is more fitting and more satisfying.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 8.12 Ni siku nyingine (more…)
“The unjust person acts against the gods. For insofar as the nature of the universe made rational creatures for the sake of each other, with an eye toward mutual benefit based on true value and never for harm, anyone breaking nature’s will obviously acts against the oldest of gods.” —MARCUS (more…)
“As Plato said, every soul is deprived of truth against its will. The same holds true for justice, self-control, goodwill to others, and every similar virtue. It’s essential to constantly keep this in your mind, for it will make you more gentle to all.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.63 Siku nyingine (more…)
“My reasoned choice is as indifferent to the reasoned choice of my neighbor, as to his breath and body. However much we’ve been made for cooperation, the ruling reason in each of us is master of its own affairs. If this weren’t the case, the evil in someone else could (more…)
“As you move forward along the path of reason, people will stand in your way. They will never be able to keep you from doing what’s sound, so don’t let them knock out your goodwill for them. Keep a steady watch on both fronts, not only for well-based judgments and (more…)
“To what service is my soul committed? Constantly ask yourself this and thoroughly examine yourself by seeing how you relate to that part called the ruling principle. Whose soul do I have now? Do I have that of a child, a youth . . . a tyrant, a pet, or (more…)
“When you’ve done well and another has benefited by it, why like a fool do you look for a third thing on top—credit for the good deed or a favor in return?” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.73 Asubuhi njema wanamafanikio wote, Hongereni sana wote kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya (more…)
“The task of a philosopher: we should bring our will into harmony with whatever happens, so that nothing happens against our will and nothing that we wish for fails to happen.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.14.7 Hongera mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ambayo tumeiona leo. Ni nafasi bora na ya (more…)