“Man needs difficulties. They are necessary for health.” – Carl Jung Huwa hatupendi kukutana na magumu kwenye maisha, Lakini magumu hayo ni muhimu sana kwetu, Kwa sababu ndiyo yanayotuimarisha. Mti unaoota eneo ambalo ni gumu, hakuna maji, kuna upepo mkali huwa unakuwa mti imara kuliko unaoota eneo lenye maji mengi (more…)
Wakati mambo ni mazuri, mtu anaweza kuahidi na kufanya kama anavyoahidi. Kama ilivyo kwa bahari tulivu, kila nahodha anaonekana ni mahiri. Au hali ya uchumi inapokuwa nzuri, kila mtu anaonekana anafanya vizuri. Lakini pale mambo yanapokuwa magumu, ndipo tunapata nafasi ya kujua nani kweli yuko vizuri na nani anaigiza. Warren (more…)
“In order to discover one grateful person, it is worth while to make trial of many ungrateful ones.” – Seneca Huwa tunajiwekea mipango mbalimbali, ambayo huwa haijumuishi changamoto tunazoweza kukutana nazo. Lakini kitu kimoja ambacho tuna uhakika nacho ni kwamba changamoto huwa hazikosekani. Tunataka kila kitu kiende kama tunavyotaka sisi, (more…)
Kuanza kitu kipya ni rahisi, unakuwa na hamasa kubwa na unaona njia ilivyo wazi ya kufanikiwa. Unakuwa unaona upande mmoja tu wa mafanikio, huoni upande wa pili wa changamoto ambazo lazima zipo. Angalia hadithi nyingi za fursa, mfano kilimo cha matikiti maji ambacho kimekuwa kinatumika kuwahadaa wengine. Mtu anaambiwa kilimo (more…)
“Whatever fate befalls you, do not give way to great rejoicings or great lamentation; partly because all things are full of change, and your fortune may turn at any moment; partly because men are so apt to be deceived in their judgment as to what is good or bad for (more…)
Sumaku huwa ina tabia ya kunasa, lakini huwa hainasi kila kitu. Sumaku haiwezi kunasa pamba, wala plastiki. Ila sumaku inapokutana na chuma, inakinasa kweli kweli. Kuna kitu kikubwa cha kujifunza kutoka kwenye sumaku, kuhusu kuchagua watu wa kuambatana nao na kuachana na wengine. Tunaitumia sumaku kwenye vitu ambavyo inavivuta na (more…)
“Even Socrates, Cato, and Laelius might have been shaken in their moral strength by a crowd that was unlike them; so true it is that none of us, no matter how much he cultivates his abilities, can withstand the influence of their surroundings. Associate with those who will make a (more…)
Ndiyo vitu pekee vinavyoleta anguko kubwa baada ya mtu kuwa amefanikiwa. Wote ambao waliwahi kufanikiwa na kufika ngazi za juu, lakini baadaye wakaanguka kutoka kwenye mafanikio yao, ni kwa sababu ya vitu hivyo viwili, kiburi na ujinga. Kiburi ni pale mtu anapojua kitu sahihi anachopaswa kufanya, lakini hakifanyi. Mafanikio huwa (more…)
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” —MARK TWAIN Kila ukiifikiria kesho yako, kuna mambo mengi yanakusumbua. Yanakupa hofu na wasiwasi mkubwa. Lakini leo hii ukichukua nafasi ya kujikumbusha mambo ambayo yamewahi kukusumbua huko nyuma, utagundua mengi hayakutokea kabisa. (more…)
Sisi binadamu huwa hatuwezi kutulia kama hatujapata maelezo kuhusu kitu kinachotuhusu. Akili yetu hairuhusu kuwa njia panda bila ya kuwa na maelezo. Hivyo kuna njia mbili za kupata maelezo ya kitu, kupitia ukweli na kupitia hadithi. Ukweli ni jinsi kitu kilivyo, hivyo pale ukweli unapoulikana, watu huchukua huo. Hadithi ni (more…)